In 2009, melissa developed a hydrogen-powered engine for a car while working in her garage in her spare time. melissa installed the engine in a small car that she has been driving around town. in 2012, engineers working for ford motor co. independently developed an identical hydrogen powered engine. after completing tests on the engine for two years, ford filed a patent for the engine on march 1, 2014. onmarch 2, 2014, melissa also filed for a patent for her engine. assuming the engine satisfies all of the requirements for a patent, who is entitled to the patent?

a. ford, if ford is the first to sell the engine.
b. ford, because ford was the first to file for the patent.
c. melissa, because melissa was the first to invent the engine and put it into practice.
d. both melissa and ford must share in the patent rights.

Which of the following is an example of formal management controls? answers: a firm's culturethe willingness of employees to monitor each otherbudgeting and reporting activitiesmanagerial motivation

The following balance sheet for the los gatos corporation was prepared by a recently hired accountant. in reviewing the statement you notice several errors. los gatos corporation balance sheet at december 31, 2018 assets cash $ 44,000 accounts receivable 86,000 inventories 57,000 machinery (net) 122,000 franchise (net) 32,000 total assets $ 341,000 liabilities and shareholders' equity accounts payable $ 54,000 allowance for uncollectible accounts 7,000 note payable 59,000 bonds payable 112,000 shareholders' equity 109,000 total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 341,000 additional information: cash includes a $22,000 restricted amount to be used for repayment of the bonds payable in 2022. the cost of the machinery is $194,000. accounts receivable includes a $22,000 note receivable from a customer due in 2021. the note payable includes accrued interest of $7,000. principal and interest are both due on february 1, 2019. the company began operations in 2013. income less dividends since inception of the company totals $37,000. 52,000 shares of no par common stock were issued in 2013. 200,000 shares are authorized. required: prepare a corrected, classified balance sheet. (amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Cindy recently played in a softball game in which she misplayed a ground ball for an error. later, in the same game, she made a great catch on a very difficult play. according to the self-serving bias, she would attribute her error to and her good catch to her