United Resources Company obtained a charter from the state in January of this year. The charter authorized 218,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $2. During the year, the company earned $494,000 Also during the year, the following selected transactions occurred in the order given: a. Sold 83,000 shares of the common stock in an initial public offering for $13 per share.
b. Repurchased 23,000 shares of the previously issued shares for $16 per share.
c. Resold 3,000 shares of treasury stock for $19 per share.
Required:
Prepare the stockholders’ equity section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2014. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign.)

Elon musk is the ceo of tesla motors. musk also serves as chairman of tesla's board. according to corporate governance theory, which of the following is a logical reason why musk should serve on the board? 1. he serves on many other boards, including that of a major client of tesla.2. his is an independent director who is well positioned to monitor the company's management.3. he can easily fire board members that are shirking their duties.4. he can provide the board with valuable inside information about the firm and the industry.

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

Suppose that a monopolistically competitive restaurant is currently serving 260 meals per day (the output where mr