In May 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued the former top executives at Sunbeam, charging the group with financial reporting fraud that allegedly cost investors billions in losses. Sunbeam Corporation is a recognized designer, manufacturer, and marketer of household and leisure products, including Coleman, Eastpak, First Alert, Grillmaster, Mixmaster, Mr. Coffee, Oster, Powermate, and Campingaz. In the mid-1990s, Sunbeam needed help: its profits had declined by over 80% percent, and in 1996, its stock price was down over 50% from its high. To the rescue: Albert Dunlap, also known as “Chainsaw Al” based on his reputation as a ruthless executive known for his ability to restructure and turn around troubled companies, largely by eliminating jobs. The strategy appeared to work. In 1997, Sunbeam’s revenues had risen by 18 percent. However, in April 1998, the brokerage firm of Paine Webber downgraded Sunbeam’s stock recommendation. Why the downgrade? Paine Webber had noticed unusually high accounts receivable, massive increases in sales of electric blankets in the third quarter 1997, which usually sell best in the fourth quarter, as well as unusually high sales of barbeque grills for the fourth quarter. Soon after, Sunbeam announced a first quarter loss of $44.6 million, and Sunbeam’s stock price fell 25 percent. It eventually came to light that Dunlap and Sunbeam had been using a “bill-and-hold” strategy with retail buyers. This involved selling products at large discounts to retailers before they normally would buy and then holding the products in third-party warehouses, with delivery at a later date. Many felt Sunbeam had deceived shareholders by artificially inflating earnings and the company’s stock price. A class-action lawsuit followed, alleging that Sunbeam and Dunlap violated federal securities laws, suggesting the motivation to inflate the earnings and stock price was to allow Sunbeam to complete hundreds of millions of dollars of debt financing in order to complete some ongoing mergers. Shareholders alleged damages when Sunbeam’s subsequent earnings decline caused a huge drop in the stock price. Required: How might Sunbeam’s 1997 “bill-and-hold” strategy have contributed to artificially high earnings in 1997? How would the strategy have led to the unusually high accounts receivable Paine Webber noticed? How might Sunbeam’s 1997 “bill-and-hold” strategy have contributed to a 1998 earnings decline? How does earnings management of this type affect earnings quality? In a 5–7 double-spaced, typed paper, provide complete answers to the questions at the end of the case, fully explaining your answer with cited support. In addition, discuss the ethical issues that surround the parties involved and their actions. Please note the expectation: this assignment is a paper, not simple replies to the case questions. The submitted paper should include an introduction, body, conclusion, and references page. APA style and formatting should be applied to citations and references.

Annie lists Mike, her former supervisor at Startup Inc. as a reference in her application for an open position at Tech Corp. When the Tech Corp. hiring manager calls Mike to ask about Annie, Mike falsely states that Annie was fired for leaking trade secrets. Mike actually knew that Annie quit because she was unhappy with how the business was being run, but was concerned her comments would get back to investors. Tech Corp. decides not to hire Annie based on Mike’s statement. Does Annie have a defamation claim?

Group of answer choices

A. Yes, because Mike knowingly provided a false statement that hurt Annie’s reputation by preventing her from being hired by Tech Corp.

B. Yes, but only if Mike made this false statement to everyone who called to ask about Annie’s work history.

C. No, because Mike has a qualified privilege.

D. No, since Annie could have chosen not to list Mike as a reference.

An article in the new york times about former secretary of state Hillary Clintons campaign for president notes that she proposed to "increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans to combat a widening gap between rich and poor people". currently does the effect of federal taxes make the distribution of income more or less equal? Briefly explain. what are the benefits and drawbacks of using the federal income tax code to reduce income inequality?

THE Associated Press reported last week that Fidel Castro, the former president of Cuba, wrote an opinion piece on a Cuban Web site, following a Republican Party presidential candidates’ debate in Florida, in which he argued that the “selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized and expansive empire is — and I mean this seriously — the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been.”

When Marxists are complaining that your party’s candidates are disconnected from today’s global realities, it’s generally not a good sign. But they’re not alone.

There is today an enormous gap between the way many C.E.O.’s in America — not Wall Street-types, but the people who lead premier companies that make things and create real jobs — look at the world and how the average congressmen, senator or president looks at the world. They are literally looking at two different worlds — and this applies to both parties.

Consider the meeting that this paper reported on from last February between President Obama and the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in October. The president, understandably, asked Jobs why almost all of the 70 million iPhones, 30 million iPads and 59 million other products Apple sold last year were made overseas. Obama inquired, couldn’t that work come back home? “Those jobs aren’t coming back,” Jobs replied.

Politicians see the world as blocs of voters living in specific geographies — and they see their job as maximizing the economic benefits for the voters in their geography. Many C.E.O.’s, though, increasingly see the world as a place where their products can be made anywhere through global supply chains (often assembled with nonunion-protected labor) and sold everywhere.

These C.E.O.’s rarely talk about “outsourcing” these days. Their world is now so integrated that there is no “out” and no “in” anymore. In their businesses, every product and many services now are imagined, designed, marketed and built through global supply chains that seek to access the best quality talent at the lowest cost, wherever it exists. They see more and more of their products today as “Made in the World” not “Made in America.”Therein lies the tension. So many of “our” companies actually see themselves now as citizens of the world. But Obama is president of the United States.

Victor Fung, the chairman of Li & Fung, one of Hong Kong’s oldest textile manufacturers, remarked to me last year that for many years his company operated on the rule: “You sourced in Asia, and you sold in America and Europe.” Now, said Fung, the rule is: “ ‘Source everywhere, manufacture everywhere, sell everywhere.’ The whole notion of an ‘export’ is really disappearing.”

Mike Splinter, the C.E.O. of Applied Materials, has put it to me this way: “Outsourcing was 10 years ago, where you’d say, ‘Let’s send some software generation overseas.’ This is not the outsourcing we’re doing today. This is just where I am going to get something done. Now you say, ‘Hey, half my Ph.D.’s in my R-and-D department would rather live in Singapore, Taiwan or China because their hometown is there and they can go there and still work for my company.’ This is the next evolution.” He has many more choices.

Added Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc.: “I always remind people that 96 percent of our potential new customers today live outside of America.” That’s the rest of the world. And if companies like Dell want to sell to them, he added, it needs to design and manufacture some parts of its products in their countries.

This is the world we are living in. It is not going away. But America can thrive in this world, explained Yossi Sheffi, the M.I.T. logistics expert, if it empowers “as many of our workers as possible to participate” in different links of these global supply chains — either imagining products, designing products, marketing products, orchestrating the supply chain for products, manufacturing high-end products and retailing products. If we get our share, we’ll do fine.

And here’s the good news: We have a huge natural advantage to compete in this kind of world, if we just get our act together.

In a world where the biggest returns go to those who imagine and design a product, there is no higher imagination-enabling society than America. In a world where talent is the most important competitive advantage, there is no country that historically welcomed talented immigrants more than America. In a world in which protection for intellectual property and secure capital markets is highly prized by innovators and investors alike, there is no country safer than America. In a world in which the returns on innovation are staggering, our government funding of bioscience, new technology and clean energy is a great advantage. In a world where logistics will be the source of a huge number of middle-class jobs, we have FedEx and U.P.S.

If only — if only — we could come together on a national strategy to enhance and expand all of our natural advantages: more immigration, most post-secondary education, better infrastructure, more government research, smart incentives for spurring millions of start-ups — and a long-term plan to really fix our long-term debt problems — nobody could touch us. We’re that close.

What does Friedman suggest elected leaders need to do? In your opinion what do you think should be the role of corporate leadership?

Three former college classmates have decided to pool a variety of work experiences by opening a store near campus to sell wireless equipment to students. The business has been incorporated as University Wireless.

Required: Several transactions occurred in March. Each is described separately in this folder. For each transaction, indicate the accounts that are affected, whether they increase or decrease, and the amount of the increase or decrease.

YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T, YOU MAY KNOW THE CORRECT ENTRY BUT THE COMPUTER WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT AND YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT.

1.After each transaction description, there are several "Account" submission boxes and corresponding "Amount" submission boxes. To indicate the accounts that you think are affected, choose them from the drop-down menu. But you MUST select them in the order that they are listed in the menu. FOR EXAMPLE, if you think that Cash and Inventory are affected by a particular transaction, you must record the Cash impact first and the Inventory impact second because that is the order in which they are listed in the drop-down menu. If you record the Inventory impact first and the Cash impact second, even if they are the correct accounts and even if you have the correct dollar amounts, your answer will be considered incorrect.

2.When you record the dollar amounts, be sure to use a minus sign to indicate a decrease in the account. You don't need to use a plus sign to indicate an increase.

3.There are always more "Account" and "Amount" submission boxes available than are necessary. When you have indicated all the accounts that are affected by the transaction, you MUST select "Leave Blank" from the drop-down menu for EACH of the remaining "Account" submission boxes (you can leave the "Amount" boxes blank).

4.For transactions 3, 4, 5, and 8, you are given additional instructions. Read them carefully.

5.You get 5 tries for each transaction (8 tries for transaction #8).

6.The entries for each transaction are worth 2 points (4 points for transaction #8).

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the first blank nanmed account need choose one from all choices and the second need the dollar amount

Cash

first enpty options:

Accounts Receivable

Inventory

Prepaid Rent

Fixtures and Equipment

Accounts Payable

Interest Payable

Wages Payable

Notes Payable

Paid-in Capital

Retained Earnings

Leave Blank

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the first two questions are solved already, answers are

transaction1

cash 86000

paid-in capital 86000

leave blank

leave blank

leave blank

transaction 2

cash -11400

inventory 38000

accounts payable 26600

leave blank

leave blank

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Transaction 1

On March 1, the three classmates opened a checking account for The Wire at a local bank. They each deposited $25,000 in exchange for shares of stock. A few of their friends also purchased stock totaling $11,000 that was deposited in The Wire account.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 2

The company quickly acquired $38,000 in inventory, 70% of which was acquired on open accounts that were payable after 30 days. The rest was paid for in cash.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 3
A one-year store rental lease was signed on March 1 for $1,200 per month, and rent for the first 2 months was paid in advance. [Note: Record the complete entry for the March 1 transaction first and the complete adjusting entry on March 31 second.]

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 4
The owners paid $2,500 for website advertising. They were able to get a good deal because one of the company's owners also owns stock in the website company. The owners also paid $5,000 for some advertising in local newspapers. [Note: Combine both transactions into one entry].

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 5
Sales were $66,000. Cost of merchandise sold was 55% of its sales price. 75% of the sales were on open account. [Note: Record the complete entry for the sales first and the complete entry for the expenses second]

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 6
Wages and salaries in March were $10,300, of which $8,000 was actually paid to employees.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 7
Miscellaneous expenses were $1,900, all paid for with cash.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 8
On March 1, fixtures and equipment were purchased for $5,500 with a downpayment of $1,000 and a $4,500 note, payable in one year. Interest of 4.5% per year was due when the note was repaid. The estimated life of the fixtures and equipment is 9 years with no expected salvage value. [Note: Record the complete entry for the March 1 equipment purchase first, the March 31 depreciation adjusting entry second, and the March 31 interest adjusting entry third. Also, round all answers to the nearest cent.]

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 9
Cash dividends totaling $3,600 were paid to stockholders on March 31.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:

Three former college classmates have decided to pool a variety of work experiences by opening a store near campus to sell wireless equipment to students. The business has been incorporated as University Wireless.

Required: Several transactions occurred in March. Each is described separately in this folder. For each transaction, indicate the accounts that are affected, whether they increase or decrease, and the amount of the increase or decrease.

YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. IF YOU DON'T, YOU MAY KNOW THE CORRECT ENTRY BUT THE COMPUTER WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT AND YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT.

1.After each transaction description, there are several "Account" submission boxes and corresponding "Amount" submission boxes. To indicate the accounts that you think are affected, choose them from the drop-down menu. But you MUST select them in the order that they are listed in the menu. FOR EXAMPLE, if you think that Cash and Inventory are affected by a particular transaction, you must record the Cash impact first and the Inventory impact second because that is the order in which they are listed in the drop-down menu. If you record the Inventory impact first and the Cash impact second, even if they are the correct accounts and even if you have the correct dollar amounts, your answer will be considered incorrect.

2.When you record the dollar amounts, be sure to use a minus sign to indicate a decrease in the account. You don't need to use a plus sign to indicate an increase.

3.There are always more "Account" and "Amount" submission boxes available than are necessary. When you have indicated all the accounts that are affected by the transaction, you MUST select "Leave Blank" from the drop-down menu for EACH of the remaining "Account" submission boxes (you can leave the "Amount" boxes blank).

4.For transactions 3, 4, 5, and 8, you are given additional instructions. Read them carefully.

5.You get 5 tries for each transaction (8 tries for transaction #8).

6.The entries for each transaction are worth 2 points (4 points for transaction #8).

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the first blank nanmed account need choose one from all choices and the second need the dollar amount

Cash

first enpty options:

Accounts Receivable

Inventory

Prepaid Rent

Fixtures and Equipment

Accounts Payable

Interest Payable

Wages Payable

Notes Payable

Paid-in Capital

Retained Earnings

Leave Blank

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Transaction 1

On March 1, the three classmates opened a checking account for The Wire at a local bank. They each deposited $25,000 in exchange for shares of stock. A few of their friends also purchased stock totaling $11,000 that was deposited in The Wire account.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 2

The company quickly acquired $38,000 in inventory, 70% of which was acquired on open accounts that were payable after 30 days. The rest was paid for in cash.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 3
A one-year store rental lease was signed on March 1 for $1,200 per month, and rent for the first 2 months was paid in advance. [Note: Record the complete entry for the March 1 transaction first and the complete adjusting entry on March 31 second.]

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 4
The owners paid $2,500 for website advertising. They were able to get a good deal because one of the company's owners also owns stock in the website company. The owners also paid $5,000 for some advertising in local newspapers. [Note: Combine both transactions into one entry].

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 5
Sales were $66,000. Cost of merchandise sold was 55% of its sales price. 75% of the sales were on open account. [Note: Record the complete entry for the sales first and the complete entry for the expenses second]

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 6
Wages and salaries in March were $10,300, of which $8,000 was actually paid to employees.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 7
Miscellaneous expenses were $1,900, all paid for with cash.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 8
On March 1, fixtures and equipment were purchased for $5,500 with a downpayment of $1,000 and a $4,500 note, payable in one year. Interest of 4.5% per year was due when the note was repaid. The estimated life of the fixtures and equipment is 9 years with no expected salvage value. [Note: Record the complete entry for the March 1 equipment purchase first, the March 31 depreciation adjusting entry second, and the March 31 interest adjusting entry third. Also, round all answers to the nearest cent.]

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

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Transaction 9
Cash dividends totaling $3,600 were paid to stockholders on March 31.

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:   

Account:     Cash Accounts Receivable Inventory Prepaid Rent Fixtures and Equipment Accounts Payable Interest Payable Wages Payable Notes Payable Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Leave Blank           Dollar amount:

Former President Obama favors a mandatory reduction in US CO2 emissions of 80% by2050, with a tradable permit system used to allocate CO2 emissions across firms. By comparison, former Vice President Al Gore favors a green tax on CO2 emissions to reduce US emissions. Answer parts a through d as yes or no questions, but you must also provide some explanation of your reasoning.

(a) In principle, can both the tradable permit system favored by Obama, and the tax

system favored by Gore reduce pollution efficiently?

(b) Given a fixed pollution reduction goal, does the optimal tax rate equal the price that

would arise from allowing firms to trade permits?

(c) If a policy to reduce pollution is least total cost, does it necessarily achieve the

efficient level of pollution?

(d) If a policy achieves the efficient level of pollution, does it necessarily make every one

better off?

Adam Nichols, a former disc golf star, operates Concord Corporation. At the beginning of the current season on April 1, the ledger of Concord Corporation showed Cash $2,000, Inventory $2,600, and Common Stock $4,600. The following transactions were completed during April.

The chart of accounts for the store includes the following: No. 101 Cash, No. 112 Accounts Receivable, No. 120 Inventory, No. 201 Accounts Payable, No. 311 Common Stock, No. 401 Sales Revenue, No. 412 Sales Returns and Allowances, and No. 505 Cost of Goods Sold.

(a)

Journalize the April transactions using a perpetual inventory system. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

Former President Obama favors a mandatory reduction in US CO2 emissions of 80% by 2050, with a tradable permit system used to allocate CO2 emissions across firms. By comparison, former Vice President Al Gore favors a green tax on CO2 emissions to reduce US emissions. Answer parts a through d as yes or no questions, but you must also provide some explanation of your reasoning.

(a) In principle, can both the tradable permit system favored by Obama, and the tax system favored by Gore reduce pollution efficiently?

(b) Given a fixed pollution reduction goal, does the optimal tax rate equal the price that would arise from allowing firms to trade permits?

(c) If a policy to reduce pollution is least total cost, does it necessarily achieve the efficient level of pollution?

(d) If a policy achieves the efficient level of pollution, does it necessarily make every one better off?

Bernie Madoff is a former stockbrocker and chair of NASDAQ. He operated the largest Ponzi scheme in American history and is currently serving a life sentence for his fraud. Address ONE of the following in your post and provide a title in the subject line of your post that suggests which prompt you are addressing. (For instance, "CSR", or "Kant").

1. A popular view of Corporate Social Responsibility emphasizes that businesses have a duty to those affected by its decisions (“stakeholders”) beyond just its shareholders or owners. Name two stakeholder groups impacted by the Madoff’s scheme? Explain how they were impacted.
2. Immanuel Kant developed duty-based ethical guidelines, one of which, was the categorical imperative. Apply the categorical imperative to the Madoff affair. Explain.