In​ 2011, Kendall​ Ford, an automobile​ dealership, spent​ $20,000 on a new car lift for its repair​ shop, $2,000 on a new copy machine for its sales​ division, and​ $600,000 on Ford Motor company stock. Unsold cars and trucks were valued at​ $400,000 on January​ 1, 2018 and unsold cars and trucks were valued at​ $900,000 on December​ 31, 2018. What is Kendall​ Ford's total investment spending in​ 2018?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.