Eden, an incoming partner, contributes $124,000 cash directly to the partnership in exchange for a 20% partnership interest. The four original partners share profits and losses as follows: Adams, 20%; Barnes, 25%; Cordas, 25%; Davis, 30%. Using the goodwill method, determine the capital balances for each of the five partners after Eden joins the partnership. (2 points)

Steele bicycle manufacturing company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. steele produces and sells only 10,000 bikes each year. due to the low volume of activity, steele is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. for example, steele could buy the handlebars for $31 each: they cost $34 each to make. the following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs: after seeing these figures, steele's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $34 each when it can buy them for $31 each. calculate the total relevant cost. do you agree with the president's conclusion?

You are bearish on telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $50 per share. a. how much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker’s initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? b. how high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the short position? (input the amount as a positive value. round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

When immigration adds to the size of the domestic labor pool, which of the following is likely to occur? a. wages decrease. b. productivity increases. c. consumption decreases. d. minimum wage increases.