Assume a target income of 12% of average invested assets. Compute residual income for each division.

Investment Center	Net Income	Average Assets	Return on Investment
Cameras and camcorder	$4,500,000	$20,000,000	_____%
Phones and communications	1,500,000	12,500,000	_____
Computers and accessories	800,000	10,000,000	_____

Use the following ticker information to answer. The stock symbols represent the following corporations: HD, Home Depot Inc.; S, Sprint Corp; VZ, Verizon Communications Inc.; and XOM, Exxon Mobil Corp.

$$\mathrm{HD}\ 32.3 \mathrm{M} @ 126.26 \Delta 1.13\ \mathrm{S}\ 1.1 \mathrm{K} @ 3.33 \nabla 0.78\ \mathrm{VZ}\ 3.32 \mathrm{K} @ 51.02 \Delta 2.27\ \mathrm{XOM}\ 0.66 \mathrm{K} @ 81.75 \nabla 1.58$$

Phil sold his shares of Verizon Communications Inc., as indicated on the above ticker. What was the total value of all the shares Phil sold?

Link Communications programs voicemail systems for businesses. For a recent project, they charged $135,000. The customer secured this amount by signing a note bearing 9% interest on February 1, 2019.

Required:

Determine how much interest Link will receive if the note is repaid on December 1, 2019.

a. Why were the scientific developments of the $1500$s and the $1600$s later called the Scientific Revolution?

b. What did the work of Calileo, Newton, Vesalius, van Leeuwenhoek, and Lavoisier have in common?

c. How did communications advances contribute to learning, discovery, and new scientific methods in Europe?

Explosive bolts separate a 950 kg communications satellite from its 640 kg booster rocket, imparting a $350-\mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{s}$ impulse. At what relative speed do satellite and booster separate?

For business to be successful anywhere, we need to have a clear idea of the information technology environment in the target country. How prevalent is Internet and wireless communications technology in your target country? Is there a digital divide within the target country that could hinder your business performance?

On September 15, 2011, Hill-Nielson Corporation purchased 7,000 shares of Community Communications Company for $32 per share. The following information applies to the stock price of Community Communications:

$$\begin{array} {|lcc|} \hline &\text{Price}\\ \hline \text{12/31/2011}& \text{\$34}&\\ \text{12/31/2012}& \text{25}&\\ \text{12/31/2013}&\text{21}&\\ \hline \end{array}$$

Required:

1. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Hill-Nielson purchased the shares for the trading securities portfolio.

2. Prepare journal entries to record the facts in the case, assuming that Hill-Nielson purchased the shares for the available-for-sale securities portfolio.

Wireless Technology Radio frequency identification, satellite communications, and cellular networks are used for physical distribution systems and inventory storage. Describe how one of these forms of technology is used in the delivery of products or inventory storage. Present a short description of how this technology is used in shipping to your class.

Decline in Land-Line Phones. The number of land-line phones in the United States has decreased from 191 million in 2001 to 172 million in 2006 (Source: Federal Communications Commission). Find the average rate of change in the number of land-line phones over the 5-yr period.

Communications The cost of using a telephone calling card is $\$ 1.05$ for the first minute and $\$ 0.38$ for each additional minute or portion of a minute.
Graph the appropriate model. Determine the cost of a call lasting $18$ minutes and $45$ seconds.

Use the following ticker information to answer. The stock symbols represent the following corporations: HD, Home Depot Inc.; S, Sprint Corp; VZ, Verizon Communications Inc.; and XOM, Exxon Mobil Corp.

$$\mathrm{HD}\ 32.3 \mathrm{M} @ 126.26 \Delta 1.13\ \mathrm{S}\ 1.1 \mathrm{K} @ 3.33 \nabla 0.78\ \mathrm{VZ}\ 3.32 \mathrm{K} @ 51.02 \Delta 2.27\ \mathrm{XOM}\ 0.66 \mathrm{K} @ 81.75 \nabla 1.58$$

Phil sold his shares of Verizon Communications Inc., as indicated on the above ticker. How much did each share sell for?

Shown in the figure is the area served by a communications satellite circling a planet of radius $R$ at an altitude $a$. The portion of the planet's surface within range of the satellite is a spherical cap of depth $d$ and surface area $A=2 \pi R d$.

Express $d$ in terms of $R$ and $\theta$.

Perform a search on the Internet to discover the list of countries where IKEA is currently located (hint: in 2018, there are 30). Find a country that is not listed and imagine that you are an executive at IKEA. Brainstorm ideas of how you would need to adapt the products, communications, pricing, etc. to fit the culture of your chosen country.

Many, many companies rely on celebrity endorsers as communications sources to persuade. Especially when they target younger people, these spokespeople often are "cool" musicians, athletes, or movie stars. In your opinion, who would be the most effective celebrity endorser today, and why? Who would be the least effective? Why?