On january 1, 20x8, pullman company acquired 30 percent of skate company's common stock, at underlying book value of $100,000. skate has 100,000 shares of $2 par value, 5 percent cumulative preferred stock outstanding. no dividends are in arrears. skate reported net income of $150,000 for 20x8 and paid total dividends of $72,000. pullman uses the equity method to account for this investment. based on the preceding information, what amount would pullman company receive as dividends from skate for the year?

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?

An arithmetic progression involves the addition of the same quantity to each number.which might represent the arithmetic growth of agricultural production

Acompany's sales in year 1 were $300,000, year 2 were $351,000, and year 3 were $400,000. using year 2 as a base year, the sales percent for year 3 is