Owning a patent: a. Gives its owner the exclusive right to publish and sell a musical or literary work during the life of the creator plus 70 years.
b. Gives its owner an exclusive right to manufacture and sell a patented item or to use a process for 20 years.
c. Gives its owner an exclusive right to manufacture and sell a device or to use a process for 50 years. Indicates that the value of a company exceeds the fair market value of a company's net assets if purchased separately.
d. Gives its owner the exclusive right to publish and sell a musical or literary work during the life of the creator plus 20 years.

Two products, qi and vh, emerge from a joint process. product qi has been allocated $34,300 of the total joint costs of $55,000. a total of 2,900 units of product qi are produced from the joint process. product qi can be sold at the split-off point for $11 per unit, or it can be processed further for an additional total cost of $10,900 and then sold for $13 per unit. if product qi is processed further and sold, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company compared with sale in its unprocessed form directly after the split-off point?

If a product goes up in price, and the demand for it drops, that product's demand is a. elastic b. inelastic c. stable d. fixed select the best answer from the choices provided

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.