Clearwater Electronics has installed several new machines that will improve line productivity. The training and development specialist at Clearwater Electronics is working with the line managers who are responsible for the new machines to develop a training program for line workers. Why is a training program needed in this situation, and how can it best help the employees? Because the employees lack the technical skills needed to run the new machines, the training program will help them comply with OSHA regulations.
Because the employees lack the technical skills needed to run the new machines, the training program will help them improve their knowledge and skills and thus improve their performance.
Because none of the employees know how to run the new machines, the training program will allow line managers to observe which employees perform best.
Because none of the employees know how to run the new machines, the training program will give the line managers the opportunity to observe the employees and determine which ones are best suited for advancement.

On april 1, 2017, jiro nozomi created a new travel agency, adventure travel. the following transactions occurred during the company’s first month. april 1 nozomi invested $30,000 cash and computer equipment worth $20,000 in the company in exchange for common stock.2 the company rented furnished office space by paying $1,800 cash for the first month's (april) rent.3 the company purchased $1,000 of office supplies for cash.10 the company paid $2,400 cash for the premium on a 12-month insurance policy. coverage begins on april 11.14 the company paid $1,600 cash for two weeks' salaries earned by employees.24 the company collected $8,000 cash on commissions from airlines on tickets obtained for customers.28 the company paid $1,600 cash for two weeks' salaries earned by employees.29 the company paid $350 cash for minor repairs to the company's computer.30 the company paid $750 cash for this month's telephone bill.30 the company paid $1,500 cash in dividends. the company's chart of accounts follows: 101 cash 405 commissions earned106 accounts receivable 612 depreciation expense—computer equip.124 office supplies 622 salaries expense128 prepaid insurance 637 insurance expense167 computer equipment 640 rent expense168 accumulated depreciation—computer equip. 650 office supplies expense209 salaries payable 684 repairs expense307 common stock 688 telephone expense318 retained earnings 901 income summary319 dividends use the following information: two-thirds (or $133) of one month’s insurance coverage has expired.at the end of the month, $600 of office supplies are still available.this month’s depreciation on the computer equipment is $500.employees earned $420 of unpaid and unrecorded salaries as of month-end.the company earned $1,750 of commissions that are not yet billed at month-end. required: 1. & 2. prepare journal entries to record the transactions for april and post them to the ledger accounts in requirement 6b. the company records prepaid and unearned items in balance sheet accounts.3. using account balances from requirement 6b, prepare an unadjusted trial balance as of april 30.4. journalize and post the adjusting entries for the month and prepare the adjusted trial balance.5a. prepare the income statement for the month of april 30, 2017.5b. prepare the statement of retained earnings for the month of april 30, 2017.5c. prepare the balance sheet at april 30, 2017.6a. prepare journal entries to close the temporary accounts and then post to requirement 6b.6b. post the journal entries to the ledger.7. prepare a post-closing trial balance.

Granby foods' (gf) balance sheet shows a total of $25 million long-term debt with a coupon rate of 8.50%. the yield to maturity on this debt is 8.00%, and the debt has a total current market value of $27 million. the company has 10 million shares of stock, and the stock has a book value per share of $5.00. the current stock price is $20.00 per share, and stockholders' required rate of return, r s, is 12.25%. the company recently decided that its target capital structure should have 35% debt, with the balance being common equity. the tax rate is 40%. calculate waccs based on book, market, and target capital structures. what is the sum of these three waccs?

Which of the following is an example of search costs? a.) driving to a faraway place to find available goods b.) buying goods in some special way that is outside the normal channels c.) paying a premium cost for goods d.) selling extra goods for a discount price