Truck Co., organized January 7th, year 1, has pretax accounting income of $720,000 and taxable income of $950,000 for the year ended December 31, year 1. The only temporary difference is accrued product warranty costs that are expected to be paid as follows: year 2 $ 150,000 year 3 $ 70,000 year 4 $ 50,000 year 5 $ 120,000 Truck has never had any operating losses (book or tax) and does not expect any in the future. There were no temporary differences in prior years. The enacted income tax rates are 30% for year 1 and 25% for year 2 through year 5. How should the deferred income tax associated with accrued product warranty be recorded in Truck’s December 31, year 1 balance sheet?

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

What is one counter argument to the premise that the wealth gap is a serious problem which needs to be addressed?

If an investment has 35 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio, its beta will be: