Which of the following is a disadvantage of a strategic alliance? A. Firms that enter into a strategic alliance with a foreign firm tend to face higher trade barriers.
B. Entering into a strategic alliance makes it difficult for a firm to enter into a foreign market.
C. As a result of strategic alliance, fixed costs of developing new products tend to increase.
D. Strategic alliance always leads to a loss to either of the firms involved.
E. Strategic alliance gives competitors a low-cost route to new technology and markets

Suppose that the world price of steel is $100 a ton, india does not trade internationally, and the equilibrium price of steel in india is $60 a ton. suppose that india now begins to trade internationally. the price of steel in india the quantity of steel produced in india a. does not change; does not change b. falls; increases c. falls; decreases d. rises; decreases e. rises; increases the quantity of steel bought by india india steel. a. increases; exports b. decreases; imports c. decreases; exports d. does not change; neither imports nor exports e. increases; imports

Laurelton heating & cooling installs and services commercial heating and cooling systems. laurelton uses job costing to calculate the cost of its jobs. overhead is allocated to each job based on the number of direct labor hours spent on that job. at the beginning of the current year, laurelton estimated that its overhead for the coming year would be $ 61 comma 500. it also anticipated using 4 comma 100 direct labor hours for the year. in april comma laurelton started and completed the following two jobs: (click the icon to view the jobs.) laurelton paid a $ 20-per-hour wage rate to the employees who worked on these two jobs. read the requirements requirement 1. what is laurelton's predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours? determine the formula to calculate laurelton's predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours, then calculate the rate. / = predetermined overhead rate

The following information is needed to reconcile the cash balance for gourmet catering services. * a deposit of $5,600 is in transit. * outstanding checks total $1,000. * the book balance is $6,400 at february 28, 2019. * the bookkeeper recorded a $1,800 check as $17,200 in payment of the current month's rent. * the bank balance at february 28, 2019 was $17,410. * a deposit of $400 was credited by the bank for $4,000. * a customer's check for $3,300 was returned for nonsufficient funds. * the bank service charge is $90. what was the adjusted book balance?