Revenues for United Parcel Service (UPS) come from the following business segments: 61 percent from U. S. package delivery operations, 22 percent from international package delivery, and 17 percent from non-packaging operations. Which best describes the corporate level strategy of UPS?a. Single businessb. Dominant businessc. Related constrainedd. Related linked

Belstone, inc. is a merchandiser of stone ornaments. it sold 15,000 units during the year. the company has provided the following information: sales revenue $ 520,000 purchases (excluding freight in) 338,500 selling and administrative expenses 32,000 freight in 15,000 beginning merchandise inventory 43,000 ending merchandise inventory 58,500 how much is the gross profit for the year?

Which of the following is false regarding the links between jit and quality? a. jit increases the cost of obtaining good quality. b. as quality improves, fewer inventory buffers are needed; in turn, jit performs better. c. jit reduces the number of potential sources of error by shrinking queues and lead times. d. inventory hides bad quality; jit immediately exposes it. e. if consistent quality exists, jit allows firms to reduce all costs associated with inventory.

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.