When one person agrees to pay the debt of another as a favor to that debtor, it is called?

The auditors have sampled 50 accounts from a population of 1,000 accounts receivable. The sample items have a mean book value of $200 and a mean audited value of $203. The book value in the population is $198,000.

J-Matt, Inc., had pretax accounting income of $291,000 and taxable income of $300,000 in 2009. The only difference between accounting and taxable income is estimated product warranty costs for sales this year.

A business has spent $50 million dollars on development of a new laptop. It must spend an additional $20 million to bring the finished computer to market. What must the value of the investment be for it to make sense for the business? a.

When generating a globalized marketing plan, a Japanese company called Trusco decided to implement a localization strategy when introducing its work and tool products into the Swiss and Canadian markets.

Barnett Corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company adds materials at the beginning of the process in Department M.

Country A has a population of 1,000, of whom 800 work 8 hours a day to make 128,000 final goods. Country B has a population of 2,000, of whom 1,800 work 6 hours a day to make 270,000 final goods. a.

Thirty-two new employees from Market Enterprises are attending orientation, receiving information about company policies, and filling out various forms. These employees comprise a group. 1. True2. False

Which of the following statements is true? a. The required return on a firm's common stock is, in theory, determined solely by its market risk.

Jack is preparing for a party and makes potato salad, but he does not realize that the salad contains one escherichia coli bacterium. he accidentally leaves the salad out of the refrigerator for 2 hours. if e.

You feel that you will need $2.8 million in your retirement account and when you reach that amount, you plan to retire. You feel you can earn an APR of 10.8 percent compounded monthly and plan to save $395 per month until you reach your goal.