New york city police recommended steps the bank could take to deter robberies, including the installation of plastic barriers called “bandit barriers.” the police were surprised the bank did not take their advice. according to a deputy commissioner of police, “commerce does very little of what we recommend. they’ve told our detectives they have no interest in ever putting in the barriers.” it would seem that commerce bank would have a strong incentive to install “bandit barriers” to deter robberies. why wouldn’t they do it? a. the banks probably resent any interference from the police department. b. the banks are concerned that “bandit barriers” would send the wrong message to customers—that the bank is unsafe. c. the banks must have weighed the cost of installing bandit barriers against the bene ts and decided that they have “no interest in ever putting in the barriers.” d. the banks would rather delay installation of any theft deterring equipment in anticipation of new lower cost innovations in the security devices market.

On october 2, 2016 starbucks corporation reported, on its form 10-k, the following (in millions): total assets $14,329.5 total stockholders' equity 5,890.7 total current liabilities 4,546.9 what did starbucks report as total liabilities on october 2, 2016? select one: a. $12,516.7 million b. $6,377.3 million c. $995.0 million d. $8,438.8 million e. none of the above

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Which of these is not a result of regular exercise