Precious Curls is a retail chain specializing in salon-quality hair-care products. During the year, Precious Curls had sales of $ 39 comma 300 comma 000. The company began the year with $ 3 comma 500 comma 000 of merchandise inventory and ended the year with $ 4 comma 445 comma 000 of inventory. During the year, Precious Curls purchased $ 24 comma 100 comma 000 of merchandise inventory. The company's selling, general, and administrative expenses totaled $ 5 comma 450 comma 000 for the year. Prepare Precious Curls' income statement for the year.

Suppose your rich uncle gave you $50,000, which you plan to use for graduate school. you will make the investment now, you expect to earn an annual return of 6%, and you will make 4 equal annual withdrawals, beginning 1 year from today. under these conditions, how large would each withdrawal be so there would be no funds remaining in the account after the 4th withdraw?

Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?

Suppose that a government that is skeptical of efforts to regulate prices charged by private companies is nevertheless concerned that an electric utility company is taking advantage of consumers with unfair pricing policies. which of the following policy options might most effectively enable the government to achieve its objectives in this situation? do nothing to all. turn the company into a public enterprise. use antitrust laws to increase competition. regulate the firm's pricing behavior.