Bus 201: Legal Environment of Business

Explore how transactions shape a business's financial stance and grasp fundamental accounting distinctions. Differentiate between cash and accrual accounting, and dive deep into account classifications like owner's equity, revealing their pivotal roles in effective bookkeeping.

Explore logrolling, the exchange of reciprocal support in politics. Understand how it fosters collaboration yet can hinder policy efficiency. The balance between gaining support and ensuring transparency is crucial in this political maneuver.

Explore the financial decisions of Longhorn Corporation in its debut year. Understand how net income distribution affects stockholders and the significance of retained earnings in maintaining company growth.

Discover the essence of the client-server model, a pivotal pattern in computer networks. The server, a centralized entity, offers services to distributed clients over networks. This model is foundational for web browsing, online gaming, and various enterprise systems.

Explore the concept of externalities, the unintended market effects impacting third parties. Through examples of pollution and neighborhood beautification, understand how externalities can lead to market inefficiencies. Discover interventions, like taxes and subsidies, designed to align private and social costs.