Find the EAR in each of the following cases. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16. Use 365 days in a year.) Stated Rate (APR) Number of Times Compounded Effective Rate (EAR) 10.00 % Quarterly % 16.00 Monthly % 16.00 Daily % 12.00 Semiannually.

Activity-based costing (abc) is not truly a cost collection mechanism as much as it is an inventory valuation method. the main purpose for implementing an activity-based cost system is to try to overcome some of the cost distortions that occur in traditional costing from product differences when there are variations in size and complexity. however, one of the disadvantages of utilizing abc is that the additional information gathering necessary to implement costing with that level of detail might be beyond the reach of some companies with resource or financial constraints. with this in mind, what kinds of industries or companies do you think would benefit most from using activity-based costing and why? in designing or modifying an accounting system to capture appropriate costs for abc, what considerations do you think would need to be made?

By changing its recipe, a smoothie chain is reacting to a change in the environment. while it is important to be able to quickly adapt, it is also important to take a proactive approach to changes in the marketing environment. implementing a proactive approach requires constantly scanning and analyzing the environment so that changes do not come as a surprise. the statements below are findings from environmental scanning and analysis. select the marketing environment force that best describes each of the statements listed.

Security prices are set by active market participants. which of the following is not a consequnce of this fact? a. the market price will be set by the buyer who can take best advantage of the asset. b. the price is set by the buyer willing to pay the highest price. c. superior information about an asset can increase its value by reducing its risk. d. market participants have a strong incentive to reveal private information about a security.