Consider the following situations for Shocker: a. On November 28, 2018, Shocker receives a $3,300 payment from a customer for services to be rendered evenly over the next three months. Deferred Revenue is credited. b. On December 1, 2018, the company pays a local radio station $2,460 for 30 radio ads that were to be aired, 10 per month, throughout December, January, and February. Prepaid Advertising is debited. c. Employee salaries for the month of December totaling $7,200 will be paid on January 7, 2016. d. On August 31, 2018, Shocker borrows $62,000 from a local bank. A note is signed with principal and 6% interest to be paid on August 31, 2019. Required: Indicate by how much the assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity in the December 31, 2018, balance sheet is higher or lower if the adjustment is not recorded. (If none of the categories apply for a particular item, leave the cell blank.)

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

The role of the credit department includes: a. evaluating customers' credit applications to determine whether they meet the company's approval standards. b. approving all credit applications in order to avoid losing sales. c. collecting cash from customers. d. following unwritten approval standards for processing customers' credit applications.

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration