Which of the following would be the least relevant factor in determining if a municipal bond is suitable for a customer whose investment objectives are after-tax income, liquidity and marketability?
(a) age of the customer
(b) tax bracket of the customer
(c) the maturity of the bond
(d) the rating of the bond

Afactory owner wants his workers to produce as many widgets as they can so he pays his workers based on how many widgets they produce. however, in order to make sure that the workers do not rush and produce a large number of poorly made widgets, he checks the widgets at random at various stages of their manufacture. if a defect is found in a widget, the pay of the entire section of the factory responsible for that defect is docked. how is this factory owner seeking to solve the agency conflict problem in this case?

Dyed-denim corporation is seeking to lower the costs of value creation and achieve a low-cost position. as a result, it plans to move its manufacturing plant from the u.s. to thailand, which based on company research, is the optimal location for production. this strategic move will most likely allow the company to realize

For each of the following users of financial accounting information and managerial accounting information, specify whether the user would primarily use financial accounting information or managerial accounting information or both: 1. sec examiner 2. bookkeeping department 3. division controller 4. external auditor (public accounting firm) 5. loan officer at the company's bank 6. state tax agency auditor 7. board of directors 8. manager of the service department 9. wall street analyst 10. internal auditor 11. potential investors 12, current stockholders 13. reporter from the wall street journal 14. regional division managers