Q-2. Office Depot has almost 1,000 office superstores and a giant catalog of office supplies that it offers via mail order. Yet Office Depot also enables its customers to shop on the Internet. Its Web site offers virtually all of the
products Office Depot carries in its stores and catalog and guarantees next-day delivery to most locations in the United
States with no delivery charge on orders over $50. Online order tracking is available, and customized ordering,
which takes into account the historical patterns of an individual customer's product purchases, is also a feature of
Office Depot's Internet-based channel.
What do you see as the advantages of Office Depot's multichannel strategy? Are there any disadvantages?

On july 2, year 4, wynn, inc., purchased as a short-term investment a $1 million face-value kean co. 8% bond for $910,000 plus accrued interest to yield 10%. the bonds mature on january 1, year 11, and pay interest annually on january 1. on december 31, year 4, the bonds had a fair value of $945,000. on february 13, year 5, wynn sold the bonds for $920,000. in its december 31, year 4, balance sheet, what amount should wynn report for the bond if it is classified as an available-for-sale security?

In june, one of the processinthe assembly department started the month with 25,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory. an additional 310,000 units were transferred in from the prior department during the month to begin processing in the assembly department. there were 30,000 units completed and transferred to the next processing department during the month. how many units the assembly department started the month with 25,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory. an additional 310,000 units were transferred in from the prior department during the month to begin processing in the assembly department. there were 30,000 units completed and transferred to the next processing department during the month. how many units were in its ending work in process inventory

You receive a memo from the vice president of procurement responding to your query. he writes: “it will be very important to maintain product continuity. we have a large base of devoted customers. we want to make sure that the quality and key characteristics of island knight stay the same through this transition. talk to frank, our consulting professional perfumer, for more information about the cologne. seasonal variations in costs are the single most significant factor in our deciding to go with another supplier, so finding a way to limit that should be the top priority. the overall marginal costs and shipping costs are probably somewhat less significant. you may want to talk to cindy, the product manager for island knight, regarding pricing information about the product.” what is the best action to take next?