Fair value journal entries, trading investments gruden bancorp inc. purchased a portfolio of trading securities during year 1. the cost and fair value of this portfolio on december 31, year 1, was as follows: name number of shares total cost total fair value griffin inc. 1,600 $40,000 $44,800 luck company 1,250 37,500 33,750 wilson company 1,000 40,000 37,000 total $117,500 $115,550 on may 10, year 2, gruden bancorp inc. purchased 1,200 shares of carroll inc. at $29 per share plus a $100 brokerage commission. provide the journal entries to record the following: a. the adjustment of the trading security portfolio to fair value on december 31, year 1. year 1, dec. 31 b. the may 10, year 2, purchase of carroll inc. stock. year 2, may 10

You decide that structural changes must be made at holden evans immediately to deal with the additional product lines. equipment and employees will have to be moved around to optimize production of all of the products in house. this shouldn't be too difficult because many of the vitamins and supplements are produced using similar processes. you have several options available to facilitate this process. which of the following methods do you think is the best choice? select an option from the choices below and click submit. because the changes may result in the loss of several key employees, you hire outside consultants who specialize in hr law. this way any employee terminations will not result in lawsuits. you select an outside consulting firm that your company has never worked with before, but it has a reputation for using new technology in product lines that are similar to yours. you select several trusted managers to facilitate the transition of operations from overseas. these individuals can gather information and also smooth any rough spots that may occur.

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

How will firms solve the problem of an economic surplus a. decrease prices to the market equilibrium price b. decrease prices so they are below the market equilibrium price c.increase prices