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Is inventory a part of COGS?
Inventory that is sold appears in the income statement under the COGS account. COGS only applies to those costs directly related to producing goods intend...
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What applied business statistics?
Applied Business Statistics — This course covers probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and simple an...
education and learning
How do you calculate ending total assets?
You know the basic formula. If you take your beginning Assets and you add the change during the year you are going to get your ending Assets [Beginning As...
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What is negative return on investment?
A negative return occurs when a company experiences a financial loss or investors experience a loss in the value of their investments during a specific pe...
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What is Post audit review?
The post-audit review process is intended to ensure that management has addressed all recommendations included in the Audit Report. The Post-Audit Review ...
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Why do zero coupon bonds have higher duration?
Because zero coupon bonds make no coupon payments, a zero coupon bond’s duration will be equal to its maturity. The longer a bond’s maturity, the longer i...
global affairs
What is an example of demographic change?
Any change in the population, for example in terms of average age, dependency ratios, life expectancy, family structures, birth rates etc. What are some c...
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Do bonds pay coupon at maturity?
When a Bond’s Yield to Maturity Equals Its Coupon Rate If a bond is purchased at par, its yield to maturity is thus equal to its coupon rate, because the ...
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What are the intuitive personality types?
There are four: INFJ, INFP, ENFJ, and ENFP types are the most intuitive out of the 16 various personality types. An INFJ is a rare personality type. They’...
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What are the economic principles of managers?
Some important principles of managerial economics are: Marginal and Incremental Principle. Equi-marginal Principle. Opportunity Cost Principle. Time Persp...
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Which is the expensive source of capital?
Common stock generally is considered the most expensive source of capital, as companies often use it to fund their most risky investments, and investors u...
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What are internal sources explain its advantages and disadvantages?
Internal sources of recruitment highly reduce efforts and cost. It helps in reducing employee turnover. It creates a scope to get a competitive advantage ...
civics and society
What type of retirement plan pays a fixed amount each month?
A defined benefit plan promises a specified monthly benefit at retirement. The plan may state this promised benefit as an exact dollar amount, such as $10...