Cyberdyne Systems and Virtucon are competitors focusing on the latest technologies. Selected financial data is provided below. ($ in millions) Cyberdyne Virtucon
Net sales $37,905 $4,984
Net income 9,737 1,049
Operating cash flows 14,565 1,324
Total assets, beginning 57,851 14,928
Total assets, ending 72,574 14,783

a. Calculate the return on assets for both companies.
b. Calculate the cash return on assets for both companies.
c. Calculate the cash flow to sales ratio and the asset turnover ratio for both companies.
d. Which company has the more favorable ratios?

Trecek corporation incurs research and development costs of $625,000 in 2017, 30 percent of which relate to development activities subsequent to ias 38 criteria having been met that indicate an intangible asset has been created. the newly developed product is brought to market in january 2018 and is expected to generate sales revenue for 10 years. assume that a u.s.–based company is issuing securities to foreign investors who require financial statements prepared in accordance with ifrs. thus, adjustments to convert from u.s. gaap to ifrs must be made. ignore income taxes. required: (a) prepare journal entries for research and development costs for the years ending december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, under (1) u.s. gaap and (2) ifrs. (c) prepare the entry(ies) that trecek would make on the december 31, 2017, and december 31, 2018, conversion worksheets to convert u.s. gaap balances to ifrs.

The purpose of safety stock is to: a. eliminate the possibility of a stockout. b. control the likelihood of a stockout due to variable demand and/or lead time. c. eliminate the likelihood of a stockout due to erroneous inventory tally. d. protect the firm from a sudden decrease in demand. e. replace failed units with good ones.

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