On January 1, 2021, Marguerite DeVille Co. granted restricted stock units (RSUs) representing 345,000 of its $1 par common shares to executives, subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated within three years. After the recipients of the RSUs satisfy the vesting requirement, the company will distribute the shares. The common shares had a market price of $10 per share on the grant date. At the date of grant, DeVille anticipated that 3% of the recipients would leave the firm prior to vesting. In 2022, 2% of the options are forfeited due to executive turnover. DeVille chooses the option not to estimate forfeitures. What amount should DeVille record as compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2022, assuming DeVille chooses the option not to estimate forfeitures

Acompany that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. prior to buying the new equipment, the company used 6 workers, who produced an average of 79 carts per hour. workers receive $16 per hour, and machine coast was $49 per hour. with the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $11 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a) compute the multifactor productivity (mfp) (labor plus equipment) under the prior to buying the new equipment. the mfp (carts/$) = (round to 4 decimal places). b) compute the productivity changes between the prior to and after buying the new equipment. the productivity growth = % (round to 2 decimal places)

Suppose that a government that is skeptical of efforts to regulate prices charged by private companies is nevertheless concerned that an electric utility company is taking advantage of consumers with unfair pricing policies. which of the following policy options might most effectively enable the government to achieve its objectives in this situation? do nothing to all. turn the company into a public enterprise. use antitrust laws to increase competition. regulate the firm's pricing behavior.

Will mark you the which of the following groups has caused ongoing conflicts in afghanistan? a. the sinhalese majority b. natalitesc. kashmir sikhsd. the taliban