In June 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can force large online retailers to collect sales tax from customers, even if the retailer does not have a physical presence in that state. Do you think sales tax should be collected on internet purchases? Why, or why not? What are the positive and negative …
Currently, close to half of all taxpayers enjoy an effective federal tax rate of 0%. In contrast, the top one percent of taxpayers contribute more federal income tax revenues than the bottom ninety percent of taxpayers combined. Should there be a minimum federal tax rate that all taxpayers should be required to pay? If so, …
Choose a U.S. company with a foreign subsidiary on which to base your discussion. Reflect on the company, the concepts in the unit, and the current economic environment in which the subsidiary operates, and consider the current and historical exchange rate. Imagine that you are a manager at the company you have chosen to study. …
Many managers do not understand the various ways that interest rates can affect business decisions. For example, if your company decided to build a plant with a 30-year life and short-term debt financing (renewed annually), the cost of the plant could skyrocket if interest rates were to return to their previous highs of 12% to …
Discuss which type of pricing (cost-plus or target costing) that you feel would be more accurate in determining the selling price for products as it relates to your future career.Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
It is very important to make sure that you align your pricing strategy with your target market and branding strategy. Below are various businesses and pricing strategies. Match each business with the pricing strategy that you believe the business is using.Discuss why you think the business is using the pricing strategy that you did.Business:Pricing Strategy: …
This unit focused on the two basic types of accounting methods, job order and process costing, used for valuing products as they are being produced. Think about the industry that you currently work in or the one in which you would like to work in. What type of costing method is typically used in that …
SIEM systems take data from different log files, such as those for firewalls, routers, web servers, and intrusion detection systems, and then normalize the data so it can be compared. SIEM systems are highly valuable in helping to spot attacks by sifting through raw log file data and coming up with relevant information.The normalization process …
Explain operating cost classifications in managerial accounting, namely, manufacturing vs. selling/admin, variable vs. fixed, direct vs. indirect, and variable overhead vs. fixed overhead. Include examples for all. Explain the predetermined variable overhead criterion and include an example.
Blake Romney became chief executive officer of Peters Inc. 2 years ago. At the time, the company was reporting lagging profits, and Blake was brought in to “stir things up.” The company has three divisions: electronics, fiber optics, and plumbing supplies. Blake has no interest in plumbing supplies, and one of the first things …
