Is big data analytics used for service innovation at Amazon? If so, please write a brief description. Feel free to use any publicly available documents and internal information for the case organization background description in terms of the BDA infrastructures, data strategies, and current practices that were related to service innovation.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is known as one of the three new technology solutions for supply chain management according to Mondragon, Lyons, Michaelides and Kehoe (2006). Critically discuss the concept of RFID and explain in your own understanding why old RFID technology can disrupt modern retail supply chains. [10]

20. Which of the following statements about a bond is true?

All else being equal, the lower the coupon rate on a bond, the higher the price of the bond

The value of a bond cannot be traded in the market at its face value

If the yield curve is downward sloping, long-term yields are lower than short-term yields because market interest rates are expected to decrease.

If the yield curve is downward sloping, long-term yields are lower than short-term yields because market interest rates are expected to increase

1. Which of the following statements is false?

Separation of ownership and management can be an advantage

When a company becomes insolvent, shareholders are liable for all debts of the company

Transfer of ownership at the corporate level is easy

Income of a sole proprietorship is taxed at the personal level

2. A firm has a PE ratio of 15, current share price of $45, number of shares outstanding is 100,000 and the value of total equity is $4.5 M. What is the Net Income ?

$1.33 M

$ 225,000

$ 2.25 M

$300,000

3.

Calculate the value of a bond (to the nearest dollar) that pays annual coupon rate of 8% paid semi-annually, has a face value of $1,000 that matures in 15 years if the current yield to maturity on an equivalent security is 9%.

$946

$785

$486

$919

4. At what rate of interest would you be indifferent between $1000 now and a perpetuity of $30 pa?

10%

15%

3%

33.3%

The Bradford Company issued 10% bonds, dated January 1, with a face amount of $80 million on January 1, 2021 to Saxton-Bose Corporation. The bonds mature on December 31, 2030 (10 years). For bonds of similar risk and maturity, the market yield is 12%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1)

Required:
1. to 3. Prepare the journal entries to record the purchase of the bonds by Saxton-Bose on January 1, 2021, interest revenue on June 30, 2021 and interest revenue on December 31, 2021 (at the effective rate). (Enter your answers in whole dollars. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

Accounts and balances from the adjusted trial balance of Stark Company. Notes payable $ 11,000 Accumulated depreciation-Buildings $ 15,000 Prepaid insurance 2,500 Accounts receivable 4,000 Interest expense 500 Utilities expense 1,300 Accounts payable 1,500 Interest payable 100 Wages payable 400 Unearned revenue 800 Cash 10,000 Supplies expense 200 Wages expense 7,500 Buildings 40,000 Insurance expense 1,800 Stark, Withdrawals 3,000 Stark, Capital 24,800 Depreciation expense-Buildings 2,000 Services revenue 20,000 Supplies 800

Please.
Prepare the (1) income statement and (2) statement of owner's equity for the year ended December 31, and (3) balance sheet at December 31. The Stark, Capital account balance was $24,800 on December 31 of the prior year.
Thanks.

1. Popper Enterprises factors $700,000of its accounts receivables to Third Bank with recourse for a finance charge of 4?%. The finance company retains an amount equal to? 7% of the accounts receivable for possible adjustments. Third Bank will return the hold back to Popper when it collects the receivables. In? addition, the fair value of the recourse liability is estimated at? $20,000. What amount of cash would Popper receive as a result of this? transaction?

A. $623,000 B. $665,000 C. $680,000 D. $700,000

2. Which ratio indicates the effectiveness of a? company's credit extension? policy?

A. inventory turnover B. accounts payable turnover C. days inventory on hand D. days sales outstanding

3. What type of account is Discount on Note? Receivable?

A. asset B. contra?revenue C. revenue D. contra?asset

Question 2

Consider the demand schedule for the product produced by a monopolist in Table 2.

Table 2:

a) Complete the table.

                                                                                                                              [14 marks]

b) What do the data in the table indicate about the relationship between total revenue and

    marginal revenue?                                      

                                                                                                                                [3 marks]

c) What do the data in the table indicate about the elasticity of demand?

                                                                                                                                [3 marks]

                                                                                                                  [Total marks: 40]

Simon Inc. is making the daily brownie run across the Chicago metropolitan area. They have seven customers and have identified the driving distance (in miles) between each pairwise combination as shown in the table. One-way streets and various construction projects affect driving distances such that the distance from one to the other may not be same depending on which site is the starting point. Identify the most energy efficient route that begins at Simon Inc. headquarters (Simon) and visits each customer once before returning to headquarters. Show work

Question 1 Jumbo Sales Corporation offers warranties on all their electronic goods. Warranty expense is estimated at 3% of sales revenue. In 2013, the company had $595,000 of sales. In the same year, it paid out $8,500 of warranty payments. Prepare the journal entry for the warranty expense and the warranty payments.

Question 2 On January 1, 2014, Partridge Advertising Company issued $50,000 of 6-year bonds with a stated rate of 3%. The market rate at time of issue was 4%, so the bonds were discounted and sold for $47,356. Partridge uses the effective-interest method of amortization for bond discount. Semiannual interest payments are made on June 30 and December 31 of each year. Prepare the amortization table for the first four interest payments. (Round your answers to nearest dollar number.)

Oriole Company is the new owner of Oriole’s Computer Services. At the end of July 2017, her first month of ownership, Oriole is trying to prepare monthly financial statements. She has the following information for the month.

Prepare the adjusting entries needed at July 31, 2017. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)