Calculate the deferred tax liability at December 31, 20X1 based on the following: $65,000 asset acquired January 1, 20X1 The acquired asset has a zero estimated salvage value Useful life of five years for both financial reporting and tax depreciation purposes Depreciation expense for financial reporting is $13,000 per year Depreciation expense for tax is $26,000 the first year, $15,600 the second year and $9,360 the third year Tax rate of 30%

Bear, inc. estimates its sales at 200,000 units in the first quarter and that sales will increase by 20,000 units each quarter over the year. they have, and desire, a 25% ending inventory of finished goods. each unit sells for $35. 40% of the sales are for cash. 70% of the credit customers pay within the quarter. the remainder is received in the quarter following sale. cash collections for the third quarter are budgeted at

The management at a pesticide manufacturing company has observed a decline in quality measures. the managers ask robin, the firm's hr manager, to investigate whether training might solve the problem. robin conducts needs assessment and recommends a training plan. which of the following conditions would most likely have been an observation during robin's person analysis?

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.