The Max, is a mall-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories. The company concept is to provide the customer with a focused selection of high-quality, active-oriented fashions at compelling values. The items reported on its income statement for an earlier year (ended March 31) are presented here (dollars in thousands) in simplified form in alphabetical order: Cost of goods sold$1,141,349Interest expense 560Net revenue 1,905,531Other selling, general, and administrative expenses 401,883Provision for income taxes 96,387Weighted average shares outstanding 62,832 Required:a. Prepare a classified (multiple-step) consolidated income statement (showing gross profit, operating income, and income before income taxes). Include a presentation of basic earnings per share. b. What is the gross profit percentage?

The hartman family is saving $400 monthly for ronald's college education. the family anticipates they will need to contribute $20,000 towards his first year of college, which is in 4 years .which best explain s whether the family will have enough money in 4 years ?

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

Because the demand for wheat tends to be inelastic. true or false