Jeff installs a new dial-up connection to access home Internet. What device should he buy to connect his system to the Internet?
A.
browser
B.
router
C.
antenna
D.
firewall
E.
modem

Answer:modem

Explanation:

Answer: E. Modem

Explanation: I took the test on plato, and also Dial-up access uses a modem to connect to the internet through a phone line. This connection does not require any additional infrastructure other than a modem.

Last year, Valley Manufacturing reported sales of $800,000, net operating income of $40,000, and average operating assets of $400,000. The company is considering the purchase of equipment that will reduce expenses by $20,000. The equipment will increase average operating assets by $100,000 and be purchased by issuing a notes payable. Sales will remain unchanged. If Valley accepts the project, its return on investment (ROI) after the purchase is projected to

assess the way in which a business would benefit from a low interest rate 6 mark

Lorenzo schedules work, and sends workers and vehicles to different locations. His job title is best described as _____ .
1. Chauffeur
2. Dispatcher
3. Streetcar Operator
4. Copilot

Abraham assists and monitors airline passengers during a trip. His job title is best described as ____ .
1. Flight Attendant
2. Dispatcher
3. Airline Pilot
4. Air Traffic Controller

Dani monitors and directs many different airplanes at an airport. Her job title is best described as ____ .
1. Dispatcher
2. Air Traffic Controller
3. Flight Attendant
4. Flight Engineer

9. Lobbying for or against trade restrictions Trade restrictions affect the overall welfare of an economy because they change the price consumers pay for a good and the quantity produced and consumed domestically. Trade restrictions, such as tariffs, usually benefit domestic and hurt domestic because they the domestic price of a good. True or False: Producers find it difficult to exert the political influence needed to establish trade restrictions because the benefits to producers are very small and widely dispersed, which makes it difficult for producers to organize. True False

Biblio Files Company is the chief competitor of Cover-to-Cover Company in the bookshelf business. Biblio Files is analyzing its manufacturing costs, and has compiled the following data for the first six months of the year. After reviewing the data, answer questions (1) through (3) that follow.
Month Number of Units Produced Total Cost
January 4,360 $65,600
February 225 $6,250
March 1,000 $15,000
April 5,475 $111,250
May 1,750 $32,500
June 3,015 $48,000
From the data previously provided, help Biblio Files Company estimate the fixed and variable portions of its total costs using the High-Low Method. Recall that Total Costs = (Variable Cost Per Unit x Units Produced) + Fixed Cost. Complete the following table.
Total Fixed Cost Variable Cost per Unit

Cavy Company estimates that the factory overhead for the following year will be $1,745,300. The company has decided that the basis for applying factory overhead should be machine hours, which is estimated to be 56,300 hours. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate to apply factory overhead. Round your answer to the nearest cent. $fill in the blank 1 per machine hour

Lash Corporation has the following sales budget for the last half of 2000:

May $164,000 June $145,000
July $206,000 August $181,000
September 168,000 October 203,000
November 209,000 December 185,000

Sales are immediately due, however the cash collection of sales, historically, has been as follows: 55% of sales collected in the month of sale, 35% of sales collected in the month following the sale, 7% of sales collected in the second month following the sale, and 3% of sales are uncollectible.

Required:
a. What are the expected cash collections in September?
b. What is acciounts receivable at September 30?

One strategy for investing is to start with riskier investments and work your way to investments that are less niste
True
False

Think about an organizational change that recently affected you. This could be a change at work in which jobs or procedures were changed, or it could be a change at school, such as a change in curriculum requirements or major revisions in registration procedures. How effectively did the organization manage the change? What could the organization have done differently to reduce resistance to the change? Your post should reflect the terms and concepts in Chapter 15.

Crane, Inc. manufactures two products: missile range instruments and space pressure gauges. During April, 50 range instruments and 200 pressure gauges were produced, and overhead costs of $72,750 were estimated. An analysis of estimated overhead costs reveals the following activities. Activities Cost Drivers Total Cost 1. Materials handling Number of requisitions $30,000 2. Machine setups Number of setups 23,750 3. Quality inspections Number of inspections 19,000 $72,750 The cost driver volume for each product was as follows. Cost Drivers Instruments Gauges Total Number of requisitions 375 625 1,000 Number of setups 175 300 475 Number of inspections 225 250 475

On November 1, Lance Co. borrows $90,000 cash from First Bank by signing a 90-day, 5% interest-bearing note. On December 31, Lance will record an adjusting entry by crediting _______ in the amount of ______. Multiple choice question. Interest Expense; $1,125 Interest Payable; $750 Interest Payable; $1,125 Cash; $750 Cash; $1,125 Interest Expense; $750

Bluegill Company sells 7,200 units at $260 per unit. Fixed costs are $93,600 and income from operations is $842,400. Determine the following: Round the contribution margin ratio to two decimal places. a. Variable cost per unit $fill in the blank 1 b. Unit contribution margin $fill in the blank 2 per unit c. Contribution margin ratio fill in the blank 3 %

At the beginning of 2020, Sun Angel Corporation began offering a two-year warranty on its products. The warranty program was expected to cost Sun Angel 3% of net sales in the first 12 months and 1% of net sales in the second 12 months. Net sales made under warranty in 2020 were $184,743,795. Fifteen percent of the units sold were returned in 2020 and repaired or replaced at a cost of $5,179,626. The amount reported on Sun Angel's 2020 year end balance sheet for Estimated Warranty Liability is:

Measuring actual performance can be done through:



a.
Assessing the behavior of employee



b.
Assessing the output of employee



c.
Both are correct


d.
Non are correct

Exercise 11-17 Dropping or Retaining a Segment [LO11-2] Bed & Bath, a retailing company, has two departments—Hardware and Linens. The company’s most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: Department Total Hardware Linens Sales $ 4,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ 1,000,000 Variable expenses 1,300,000 900,000 400,000 Contribution margin 2,700,000 2,100,000 600,000 Fixed expenses 2,200,000 1,400,000 800,000 Net operating income (loss) $ 500,000 $ 700,000 $ (200,000 ) A study indicates that $340,000 of the fixed expenses being charged to Linens are sunk costs or allocated costs that will continue even if the Linens Department is dropped. In addition, the elimination of the Linens Department will result in a 10% decrease in the sales of the Hardware Department. Required:

Distribution of Cash Upon Liquidation Hewitt and Patel are partners, sharing gains and losses equally. They decide to terminate their partnership. Prior to realization, their capital balances are $28,000 and $18,000, respectively. After all noncash assets are sold and all liabilities are paid, there is a cash balance of $35,000. a. What is the amount of a gain or loss on realization

Do you think you would want a credit card in college? Why or why not ?

What are the different aspects by which an emerging technology is defined?
What are the different aspects by which an emerging technology is defined?
(you can choose more than one sentence)
Emerging technologies are mostly those that arise from new knowledge. Emerging technologies may develop in new markets, this makes it easier to determine their demand. However, at times, the market for this technology may be non-existent. These technologies can be evaluated by using existing technologies as heuristics. SCORE is an example of a heuristic evaluation method. There are no standard methods used to evaluate emerging technologies.

can anyone share important questions on Managerial Information Systems??
i need it for preparing
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Toyota's global success in the 1990s and early 2000s was based to a large extent on a network of world-class suppliers in Japan. This tightly knit network allowed for fast two-way knowledge sharing—this in turn improved Toyota's quality and lowered its cost, which it leveraged into a successful blue ocean strategy at the business level. This example shows the effectiveness of

Which type of market
buys goods and
services to produce
public services or to
transfer them to others
who need them?
a.
retail
b.
consumer
C.
government
d.
wholesaler​

Cost of Normal Spoilage
Frieling Company installs granite countertops in customers' homes. First, the customer chooses the particular granite slab, and then Frieling measures the countertop area at the customer's home, cuts the granite to that shape, and installs it. The Tramel job calls for direct materials of $1,900 and direct labor of $500. Overhead is applied at the rate of 140 percent of direct labor cost. Unfortunately, one small countertop breaks during installation and Frieling must cut another piece and install it to properly complete the job. The additional rework required direct materials costing $400 and direct labor costing $100. Assume that the spoilage was due to carelessness by a Frieling worker and it is considered to be normal spoilage.
Required:
1. Calculate the cost of the Tramel job.
2. Make any needed journal entry to the overhead control account.
3. What if the additional rework required $200 of direct labor? What would be the effect on the cost of the Tramel job?

In a recent annual report, Fourth Wall Inc. (formerly Greencube) disclosed that 61,600,000 shares of common stock have been authorized. At the beginning of the fiscal year, a total of 35,949,592 shares had been issued and the number of shares in treasury stock was 7,331.269. During the year, 566,765 additional shares were issued, and the number of treasury shares increased by 3,114,188
Determine the number of shares outstanding at the end of the year.

Ed Curtiss is a sales representative with a small electronics firm. Ed's employer has made significant design changes to its top-selling scientific calculator. Ed has a meeting with the superintendent of a large, urban school district and hopes to make a large sale of the calculators, which would be suitable for high school math students. The _______ approach would most likely be effective for Ed.

Coronado Industries reported revenue of $1650000 in its accrual basis income statement for the year ended June 30, 2021. Additional information was as follows: Accounts receivable June 30, 2020 $405000 Accounts receivable June 30, 2021 521000 Uncollectible accounts written off during the fiscal year 16000 Under the cash basis, Coronado should report revenue of

Van Frank Telecommunications has a patent on a cellular transmission process. The company has amortized the $26.10 million cost of the patent on a straight-line basis since it was acquired at the beginning of 2017. Due to rapid technological advances in the industry, management decided that the patent would benefit the company over a total of six years rather than the nine-year life being used to amortize its cost. The decision was made at the end of 2021 (before adjusting and closing entries.

Required:
Prepare the appropriate adjusting entry for patent amortization in 2013 to reflect the revised estimate.

Walker Company prepares monthly budgets. The current budget plans for a September ending merchandise inventory of 27,000 units. Company policy is to end each month with merchandise inventory equal to 15% of budgeted sales for the following month. Budgeted sales and merchandise purchases for the next three months follow. The company budgets sales of 180,000 units in October.

Sales (Units) Purchases (Units)
July 210,000 222,000
August 290,000 290,000
September 290,000 273,500

Required:
a. Prepare the merchandise purchases budget for the months of July, August, and September.
b. Compute the ratio of ending inventory to the next month’s sales.
c. How many units are budgeted for sale in October?

Time Warner Inc. is a leading media and entertainment company with businesses in television networks, filmed entertainment, and publishing. The company's recent annual report contained the following information (dollars in millions):

Net loss $(13,402 )
Depreciation, amortization, and impairments 34,790
Decrease in receivables 1,245
Increase in inventories 5,766
Decrease in accounts payable 445
Additions to equipment 4,377

Required:
a. Based on this information, compute cash flow from operating activities using the indirect method.
b. What were the major reasons that Time Warner was able to report a net loss but positive cash flow from operations? Why are the reasons for the difference between cash flow from operations and net income important to financial analysts?

V Boutique is a fashion house that designs, manufactures, and sells evening gowns. Their lowest-selling design is a vibrant green strapless gown in Dupioni silk. V Boutique is considering lowering the selling price of the gown to stimulate demand. However, before lowering the price, they must evaluate the total costs associated with the gown.
. Fabric and materials - $62/gown
. Labor to construct the gown - $40/gown
. Equipment cost for these gowns (steamer and sewing machines) $3,000
V Boutique anticipates selling 500 gowns after lowering the selling price. Assuming their projection is accurate, what is the total average cost they will incur per gown?

Chelsea, Inc. uses the job costing method and uses direct labor hours as the allocation base. In 2016, the company estimated that they would incur 250,000 direct labor hours and total overhead costs of $2,500,000. Actual overhead costs for Job 3489 were $275,000 and actual direct labor hours were 28,000. Which of the following represents the MOH allocated to Job 3489?

a. Predetermined MOH rate= total estimated manufacturing overhead costs/ total estimated amount of the allocation base
b. $250,000/ 25,000 DLH= $10
c. MOH allocated to job= predetermined MOH rate * actual amount of allocation base used by the job
d. $10 * 28,000 DLH= $280,000