Recher Corporation's common stock has a par value of $3 per share and has been stable at a total value of $270,000 on the company's balance sheet for several years. The total stockholders' equity at the end of this year was $1,023,000 and at the beginning of the year was $1,010,000. Net income for the year was $17,500. Dividends on common stock during the year totaled $4,500. The market price of common stock at the end of the year was $3.76 per share. The company's earnings per share is closest to: $7.37 per share $0.45 per share $0.30 per share $0.19 per share

Cooper, cpa, is auditing the financial statements of a small rural municipality. the receivable balances represent residents’ delinquent real estate taxes. internal control at the municipality is weak. to determine the existence of the accounts receivable balances at the balance sheet date, cooper would most likely: cooper, cpa, is auditing the financial statements of a small rural municipality. the receivable balances represent residents’ delinquent real estate taxes. internal control at the municipality is weak. to determine the existence of the accounts receivable balances at the balance sheet date, cooper would most likely:

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?