On january 2, 2021, snow company began using straight-line depreciation for a certain class of assets. in the past, the company had used double-declining-balance depreciation for these assets. as of january 2, 2021, the amount of the change in accumulated depreciation is $120,000. the appropriate tax rate is 25%. the separately reported change in 2021 earnings is:

Dr. dow jones wants to know whether a problem-based approach to teaching economics will result in higher academic performance than his traditional method. of the six sections of economics 101 at his university, dr. jones randomly assigns three sections to the traditional method and three sections to the problem-based method for unit 1 of the course. then all sections switch the instructional method for unit 2. he plans to compare the performance of the two groups of sections on their unit 1 and unit 2 exams. this study employs a design.

The following selected circumstances relate to pending lawsuits for erismus, inc. erismus’s fiscal year ends on december 31. financial statements are issued in march 2019. erismus prepares its financial statements according to u.s. gaap. required: indicate the amount erismus would record as an asset, liability, or not accrued in the following circumstances. 1. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes the company has a slightly worse than 50/50 chance of eventually prevailing in court, and that if it loses, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 2. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages could fall anywhere in the range of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, with any damage in that range equally likely. 3. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages will eventually be $5,000,000, with a present value of $3,500,000. 4. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 5. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus’s management believes it is virtually certain that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $500,000.

Selected transactions of the carolina company are listed below. classify each transaction as either an operating activity, an investing activity, a financing activity, or a noncash activity. 1. common stock is sold for cash above par value. 2. bonds payable are issued for cash at a discount