In its recent income statement, a firm reported $25 million of net income, and in its year-end balance sheet, the firm reported $405 million of retained earnings. The previous year, its balance sheet showed $390 million of retained earnings. What were the total dividends paid to shareholders during the most recent year?
a. $ 6,750,000
b. $10,000,000
c. $11,250,000
d. $ 5,000,000
e. $ 3,500,000

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?

The following accounts are denominated in pesos as of december 31, 2015. for reporting purposes, these amounts need to be stated in u.s. dollars. for each balance, indicate the exchange rate that would be used if a translation is made under the current rate method. then, again for each account, provide the exchange rate that would be necessary if a remeasurement is being made using the temporal method. the company was started in 2000. the buildings were acquired in 2002 and the patents in 2003. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.) exchange rates for 1 peso are as follows: 2000 1 peso = $ 0.28 2002 1 = 0.26 2003 1 = 0.25 january 1, 2015 1 = 0.24 april 1, 2015 1 = 0.23 july 1, 2015 1 = 0.22 october 1, 2015 1 = 0.20 december 31, 2015 1 = 0.16 average for 2015 1 = 0.19

What is the key to success in integrating both lethal and nonlethal activities during planning? including stakeholders once a comprehensive operational approach has been determined knowing the commander's decision making processes and "touch points" including stakeholders from the very beginning of the design and planning process including the liaison officers (lnos) in all the decision points?