Tara Company owns 80 percent of the common stock of Stodd Inc. In the current year, Tara reports sales of $5,000,000 and cost of goods sold of $3,500,000. For the same period, Stodd has sales of $500,000 and cost of goods sold of $400,000. During the year, Stodd sold merchandise to Tara for $40,000 at a price based on the normal markup. At the end of the year, Tara still possesses 20 percent of this inventory. Prepare the consolidation entry to defer intra-entity gross profit.

By 2020, automobile market analysts expect that the demand for electric autos will increase as buyers become more familiar with the technology. however, the costs of producing electric autos may increase because of higher costs for inputs (e.g., rare earth elements), or they may decrease as the manufacturers learn better assembly methods (i.e., learning by doing). what is the expected impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity for electric autos?

You are in the market for a new refrigerator for your company’s lounge, and you have narrowed the search down to two models. the energy efficient model sells for $700 and will save you $45 at the end of each of the next five years in electricity costs. the standard model has features similar to the energy efficient model but provides no future saving in electricity costs. it is priced at only $500. assuming your opportunity cost of funds is 6 percent, which refrigerator should you purchase

Suppose your firm is considering investing in a project with the cash flows shown as follows, that the required rate of return on projects of this risk class is 10 percent, and that the maximum allowable payback and discounted payback statistics for the project are three and a half and four and a half years, respectively. use the irr decision to evaluate this project; should it be accepted or rejected