Answer:
The correct answer is letter "D": rationalization.
Explanation:
Rationalization refers to the restructuring of a company in terms of changing its operational processes, strategy, or corporate size on an attempt of increasing its efficiency. That stage is reached by reducing costs and increasing profits. The introduction of a new product could push a firm to rationalize whether to expand or cut part of its operations.
Answer:
Bench-marking
Explanation:
Benchmarking is the process that works for comparing the products, services, etc by the other companies who are dealing with the same type of business that refers to the best in the industry or performing superior performance.
It could be done either by the cost, quality, time, quantity, etc
The aim of doing this process is to gain the competitive advantage so that they get to know their strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats
Answer: D. If one country creates all the reserves it can prevent other countries from trading.
Explanation:
<em>Ditching the Dollar</em> refers to a movement by nations to reduce the dependence on the US. dollar for transactions.
The USD is the major currency for trade around the world with it accounting for the currency of use in more than 50% of the entire World trade. This was due to the Bretton Woods Agreement and System which at the time pegged the USD to gold and other currencies at certain value to the USD.
The influence the USD gained that day continues today. Countries however are increasing becoming fed up by the United States using the Dollar to impose trade restrictions and sanctions on countries and then requiring everyone to fall in line because trades are mostly done in the currency controlled by the US, the USD.
For instance, when sanctions were imposed on Iran, the European Union looked for alternative means of payment for Iranian oil.
Ditching the Dollar therefore argues that having multiple reserve currencies to choose from is healthy because one country will not be able to control world trade as the US has.
Answer:
Pension Expense = EBE = $593440 for income statement
Explanation:
The opening balance of the Plan asset is made by the 40000 from 2018 plus interest of 32000 and the new 400000 made this year. Why include it? Because an opening balance are the funds in an account at the beginning of the year either from last year or are from current year but should be the first entry in the books of the current year.
DBO plan asset EBE
opening balance (600000) 832000 -
interest ( 60000) 66560 6560
current year's service cost (600000) (600000)
( 1260000 ) 898560 <u> 593440</u>
balance sheet liability = 361440
Answer:
The amount of dividends paid to common stockholders in 2016 is $4000
Explanation:
The cumulative preferred shares are the shares that accumulate dividends in case the dividends on these shares are not paid or paid partially in a year. The accumulated dividends will need to be paid first whenever the company declares dividends.
The amounts of dividends on preferred share for one year is,
Dividends - Preferred shares = 20 * 0.05 * 1500 = $1500
Thus, the accumulated dividends on these preferred shares at start of 2016 is,
Accumulated dividends - Preferred shares = 1500 * 3 = $4500
The common shares holders are paid after the preferred share holders have been paid. This means that we will deduct the amount of accumulated dividends on preferred shares and the dividends for this year on preferred shares from the total dividends to calculate the amount to be paid to common share holders as dividends.
Common stock dividends = 10000 - (4500 + 1500) = $4000
