Which scenarios best describes an oligopolistic industry?

(a) a college has one bookstore selling textbooks to students.
(b) coca-cola and pepsi sell most of the soft drinks consumed around the world.
(c) thousands of soybean farmers sell their output in a global commodities market.
(d) a single cable company serves customers in a small town.

3. now assume that carnival booked lady antebellum in december 2016 to perform on the june 2017 western caribbean cruise. further assume that carnival pays lady antebellum its entire performance fee of $52,000 on december 28, 2016, for the june 2017 cruise. what journal entry will carnival make on december 28, 2016, for its payment to lady antebellum?

Amachine purchased three years ago for $720,000 has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of $400,000: its operating expenses are $60,000 per year. a replacement machine would cost $480,000, have a useful life of nine years, and would require $26,000 per year in operating expenses. it has an expected salvage value of $130,000 after nine years. the current disposal value of the old machine is $170,000: if it is kept 9 more years, its residual value would be $20,000. calculate the total costs in keeping the old machine and purchase a new machine. should the old machine be replaced?

Cynthia is a hospitality worker in the lodging industry who prefers to cater to small groups of people. she might want to open a