Quick Change and Fast Change are competing oil change businesses. Both companies have 4,700 customers. The price of an oil change at both companies is $15. Quick Change pays its employees on a salary basis, and its salary expense is $47,000. Fast Change pays its employees $10 per customer served. Suppose Quick Change is able to lure 1,000 customers from Fast Change by lowering its price to $13 per vehicle. Thus, Quick Change will have 5,700 customers and Fast Change will have only 3,700 customers. Select the correct statement from the following. A. Quick Change's profit will increase while Fast Change's profit will fall. B. Profits will decline for both Quick Change and Fast Change. C. Fast Change's profit will stay the same but it will still earn a higher profit than Quick Change. D. Quick Change's profit will remain the same while Fast Change's profit will decrease.

Eagle sporting goods reported the following data at july ​31, 2016​, with amounts adapted in​ thousands: ​(click the icon to view the income​ statement.) ​(click the icon to view the statement of retained​ earnings.) ​(click the icon to view the balance​ sheet.) 1. compute eagle​'s net working capital. 2. compute eagle​'s current ratio. round to two decimal places. 3. compute eagle​'s debt ratio. round to two decimal places. do these values and ratios look​ strong, weak or​ middle-of-the-road? 1. compute eagle​'s net working capital. total current assets - total current liabilities = net working capital 99400 - 30000 = 69400 2. compute eagle​'s current ratio. ​(round answer to two decimal​ places.) total current assets / total current liabilities = current ratio 99400 / 30000 = 3.31 3. compute eagle​'s debt ratio. ​(round answer to two decimal​ places.) total liabilities / total assets = debt ratio 65000 / 130000 = 0.50 do these ratio values and ratios look​ strong, weak or​ middle-of-the-road? net working capital is ▾ . this means ▾ current assets exceed current liabilities current liabilities exceed current assets and is a ▾ negative positive sign. eagle​'s current ratio is considered ▾ middle-of-the-road. strong. weak. eagle​'s debt ratio is considered ▾ middle-of-the-road. strong. weak. choose from any list or enter any number in the input fields and then continue to the next question.

Bridgeport company began operations at the beginning of 2018. the following information pertains to this company. 1. pretax financial income for 2018 is $115,000. 2. the tax rate enacted for 2018 and future years is 40%. 3. differences between the 2018 income statement and tax return are listed below: (a) warranty expense accrued for financial reporting purposes amounts to $7,500. warranty deductions per the tax return amount to $2,200. (b) gross profit on construction contracts using the percentage-of-completion method per books amounts to $94,700. gross profit on construction contracts for tax purposes amounts to $67,100. (c) depreciation of property, plant, and equipment for financial reporting purposes amounts to $61,800. depreciation of these assets amounts to $75,700 for the tax return. (d) a $3,600 fine paid for violation of pollution laws was deducted in computing pretax financial income. (e) interest revenue recognized on an investment in tax-exempt municipal bonds amounts to $1,500. 4. taxable income is expected for the next few years. (assume (a) is short-term in nature; assume (b) and (c) are long-term in nature.) (a) prepare the reconciliation schedule for 2017 and future years. (b) prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense for 2017. (c) prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement beginning with “income before income taxes.” (d) determine how the deferred taxes will appear on the balance sheet at the end of 2017.

Selected transactions of the carolina company are listed below. classify each transaction as either an operating activity, an investing activity, a financing activity, or a noncash activity. 1. common stock is sold for cash above par value. 2. bonds payable are issued for cash at a discount