24) Empire Moving Company reported the following amounts on its balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017: 2017 2016 Cash and Receivables $105,000 $85,000 Merchandise Inventory 135,000 180,000 Property, Plant and Equipment, net 770,000 790,000 Total Assets $1,010,000 $1,055,000 Total Liabilities $435,000 $445,000 For the vertical analysis, what is the percentage of total liabilities for December 31, 2016? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) A) 100.00% B) 42.18% C) 43.07% D) 19.10%

What is product differentiation, and how can it be achieved ? what is product positioning? what conditions would head to head product positioning be appropriate?

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

Jamie is saving for a trip to europe. she has an existing savings account that earns 3 percent annual interest and has a current balance of $4,200. jamie doesn’t want to use her current savings for vacation, so she decides to borrow the $1,600 she needs for travel expenses. she will repay the loan in exactly one year. the annual interest rate is 6 percent. a. if jamie were to withdraw the $1,600 from her savings account to finance the trip, how much interest would she forgo? .b. if jamie borrows the $1,600 how much will she pay in interest? c. how much does the trip cost her if she borrows rather than dip into her savings?