Aradio advertisement features a female buyer who is very enthusiastic about the pricing policies of the kia automobile dealers. in the testimonial-type advertisement, the car buyer laments about the difficulty she experienced with other car dealers in haggling over a final price for a car. in comparison, the buyer touts the ease with which she arrived at a final price for her new kia soul automobile—she simply entered the showroom, asked for the price of the car she preferred, and the salesperson quoted her the "no haggle" selling price. no matter which kia dealer she visited, the buyer (or any other buyer, for that matter) would be quoted the same price for the same automobile. the advertisement represents kia's policy.

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

Abank has $132,000 in excess reserves and the required reserve ratio is 11 percent. this means the bank could have in checkable deposit liabilities and in (total) reserves.

You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.