Ion june 30, 2011, cole inc., exchanged 3,000 shares of stone corp. $30 par value common stock for a patent owned by gore co. the stone stock was acquired in 2009 at a cost of $80,000. at the exchange date, stone common stock had a fair value of $45 per share, and the patent had a net carrying value of $160,000 on gore's books. cole should record the patent at:

China's new 5 percent tax on disposable wooden chopsticks, reflecting concerns about deforestation, has been praised by environmentalists. the move is hitting hard at the japanese, who consume 25 billion set of wooden chopsticks annually. almost all of the chopsticks used in japan come from china. the reuirements for chinese manufacturers of wooden chopsticks to pay the 5 percent tax is a factor in their external environment.