Which two factors make regulating mergers​ complicated? A. ​First, firms may lobby government officials to influence their decision to approve the merger.​ Second, by the time the government officials reach a decision regarding the​ merger, the firms often decide not to merge. B. ​First, the time it takes to reach a decision to approve a merger is so long that the firms often have new owners and mangers.​ Second, by​ law, government officials are not allowed to consider the impact of foreign trade​ (exports and​ imports) on the degree of competition in the markets of the merged firms. C. ​First, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U. S. Department of Justice must both approve mergers.​ Second, the concentration ratios that are used to evaluate the degree of competition the merged firms face are flawed. D. ​First, it is not always clear what market firms are in.​ Second, the newly merged firm might be more efficient than the merging firms were individually.

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.

Instructions: use the following information to construct the 2000 balance sheet and income statement for carolina business machines. round all numbers to the nearest whole dollar. all numbers are in thousands of dollars. be sure to read the whole problem before you jump in and get started. at the end of 1999 the firm had $43,000 in gross fixed assets. in 2000 they purchased an additional $14,000 of fixed asset equipment. accumulated depreciation at the end of 1999 was $21,000. the depreciation expense in 2000 is $4,620. at the end of 2000 the firm had $3,000 in cash and $3,000 in accounts payable. in 2000 the firm extended a total of $9,000 in credit to a number of their customers in the form of accounts receivable. the firm generated $60,000 in sales revenue in 2000. their cost of goods sold was 60 percent of sales. they also incurred salaries and wages expense of $10,000. to date the firm has $1,000 in accrued salaries and wages. they borrowed $10,000 from their local bank to finance the $15,000 in inventory they now have on hand. the firm also has $7,120 invested in marketable securities. the firm currently has $20,000 in long-term debt outstanding and paid $2,000 in interest on their outstanding debt. over the firm's life, shareholders have put up $30,000. eighty percent of the shareholder's funds are in the form of retained earnings. the par value per share of carolina business machines stock is

Each state’s organizational structure is guided by the federal government.true or false?