Tara works as a programmer for xyz electronics company. about one month ago, tara bought 500 shares of a small start-up firm with great technology because she heard rumors from the cfo's secretary that xyz was planning to purchase the smaller company and give it an infusion of cash. yesterday, xyz announced the decision to buy the small firm, which significantly increased the small company's stock price. tara most likely performed her trade based upon
a. public informationb. xyz's treasury stockc. faulty informationd. insider trading information

Acompany's income statement showed the following: net income, $145,000 and depreciation expense, $36,300. an examination of the company's current assets and current liabilities showed the following changes as a result of operating activities: accounts receivable decreased $11,500; merchandise inventory increased $22,200; and accounts payable increased $5,500. calculate the net cash provided or used by operating activities. $209,500 $139,000 $176,100 $186,500 $142,100

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Why entrepreneurs start businesses. a) monopolistic competition b) perfect competition c) sole proprietorship d) profit motive