By centralizing decision making, a firm:
a. allows managers to respond to environmental changes more quickly.
b. runs the risk of not being able to respond to environmental changes quickly.
c. can avoid the duplication of activities that occurs when similar activities are carried on by various subunits within the organization.
d. often has issues with duplication of activities that occurs when similar activities are carried on by various subunits within the organization.

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

Which of the following is correct? a. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is more elastic.b. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is less elastic.c. a tax burden falls more heavily on the side of the market that is closer to unit elastic.d. a tax burden is distributed independently of the relative elasticities of supply and demand.

For the year ended december 31, 2019, davidson mart had sales of $ 550 comma 000 and cost of goods sold of $ 412 comma 500. davidson estimates that approximately 2% of the merchandise sold will be returned. the adjusting journal entry on december 31, 2019, would include a