Q:Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina. The following is a press release from the company:ALCOAQ:You are the newest member of the staff of Brinks & Company, a medium-size investment management firm. You are supervised by Les Kramer, anQ:AGF Foods Company is a large, primarily domestic, consumer foods company involved in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of a variety of foodQ:Bricker Graphics is a privately held company specializing in package labels. Representatives of the firm have just returned from Switzerland, where aQ:EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, and forwarding ofQ:The current conceptual distinction between liabilities and equity defines liabilities independently of assets and equity, with equity defined as aQ:British Airways, Plc. (BA), a U.K. company, prepares its financial statements according to International Financial Reporting Standards. BA's annualQ:What is restricted stock? Describe how compensation expense is determined and recorded for a restricted stock award plan.Q:Stock option plans provide employees the option to purchase:(a) A specified number of shares of the firm's stock, (b) At a specified price, (c)Q:The Tax Code differentiates between qualified option plans, including incentive plans, and nonqualified plans. What are