On January 1, two years ago, Parkway Corporation purchased all of the outstanding common stock of Shaw Company for $220,000 cash. On that date, Shaw's net assets had a book value of $148,000. Equipment with an 8-year life was undervalued by $20,000 in Shaw's financial records. Shaw has a database that is valued at $52,000 and will be amortized over ten years. Shaw reported net income of $25,000 in the year of acquisition and $32,500 in the following year. Dividends of $2,500 were declared and paid in each of those two years. The third year of operations is now complete. For each of the two companies, selected account balances as of December 31 for this third year are as follows: Park way ShawRevenues 250,000 142,500Expenses 175,000 100,000 Equipment 125,000 60,000 Retained earnings, begining of the year 150,000 75,000Dividend paid 25,000 5,000What is consolidated net income for the third year of operations if the parent company uses the partial equity method?
A)$109,800
B)$112,000
C)$115,000
D)$117,500
E)$113,500

You decide that structural changes must be made at holden evans immediately to deal with the additional product lines. equipment and employees will have to be moved around to optimize production of all of the products in house. this shouldn't be too difficult because many of the vitamins and supplements are produced using similar processes. you have several options available to facilitate this process. which of the following methods do you think is the best choice? select an option from the choices below and click submit. because the changes may result in the loss of several key employees, you hire outside consultants who specialize in hr law. this way any employee terminations will not result in lawsuits. you select an outside consulting firm that your company has never worked with before, but it has a reputation for using new technology in product lines that are similar to yours. you select several trusted managers to facilitate the transition of operations from overseas. these individuals can gather information and also smooth any rough spots that may occur.

True or false entrepreneurs try to meet the needs of the marketplace by supplying a service or product

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration