Management has recently purchased new equipment but is uncertain about its useful life. For the initial year, management estimated a useful life of 10 years. However, due to a major accident during the first year, management is now uncertain about the equipment’s functionality and has revised its estimate to 5 years and included a description of their uncertainty and of this change in estimated useful life in financial statement disclosures. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding this approach?a) Information contains error because management changed its estimates on the useful life of the equipment. b) Information contains error because the useful life of the equipment is uncertain. c) Information is free from error because management has provided enough disclosure regarding the uncertain estimate. d) Information is free from error because management made the correct decision in revising the estimated useful life of the equipment.

Match each of the terms below with an example that fits the term. a. fungibility the production of gasoline b. inelasticity the switch from coffee to tea c. non-excludability the provision of national defense d. substitution the demand for cigarettes

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation

Which analyst position analyzes information using mathematical models to business managers make decisions? -budget analyst -management analyst -credit analyst -operations research analyst