2017 calendar year. The label "Fiscal 2016" is appropriate because Fiscal 2016 includes 11 months from the 2016 calendar year. The Home Depot explains its choice of fiscal period in Note 1 to its financial statements.) Required: How much did The Home Depot owe for salaries and related expenses at January 29, 2017? Was this an increase or decrease from the previous year? multiple choice 1 $7,000 million (Decrease) $1,484 million (Decrease) $7,000 million (Increase)

Exercise 4-9presented below is information related to martinez corp. for the year 2017.net sales $1,399,500 write-off of inventory due to obsolescence $80,440cost of goods sold 788,200 depreciation expense omitted by accident in 2016 43,600selling expenses 65,800 casualty loss 53,900administrative expenses 53,500 cash dividends declared 43,300dividend revenue 22,100 retained earnings at december 31, 2016 1,042,400interest revenue 7,420 effective tax rate of 34% on all items exercise 4-9 presented below is information relateexercise 4-9 presented below is information relate prepare a multiple-step income statement for 2017. assume that 61,500 shares of common stock are outstanding. (round earnings per share to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.49.)prepare a separate retained earnings statement for 2017. (list items that increase retained earnings first.)

If a business is in need of working capital, one option is to use a(n) that will buy the company's account receivables and then handle their collection for a fee.

Eon inc., electravia inc., and fc inc., the three largest firms in the consumer electronics industry, hold close to 85 percent of the industry's market share. these companies mainly compete against each other by providing unique features in their products rather than pricing them low. these firms are interdependent, and each firm must consider the strategic actions of its competitors. which of the following industry competitive structures does this scenario best illustrate? monopolistic competition oligopoly monopoly perfect competition