B. s. international, ltd. (bsi), makes costume jewelry. jmam, llc, is a wholesaler of costume jewelry. jmam sent bsi a letter with the terms for orders, including the necessary procedure for obtaining credit for items that customers rejected. the letter stated, “by signing below, you agree to the terms.” steven baracsi, bsi’s owner, signed the letter and returned it. for six years, bsi made jewelry for jmam, which resold it. items rejected by customers were sent back to jmam, but were never returned to bsi. bsi filed a suit against jmam, claiming $41,294.21 for the unreturned items. bsi showed the court a copy of jmam’s terms. across the bottom had been typed a “ps” requiring the return of rejected merchandise. was this “ps” part of the contract? discuss. g

Milden company has an exclusive franchise to purchase a product from the manufacturer and distribute it on the retail level. as an aid in planning, the company has decided to start using a contribution format income statement. to have data to prepare such a statement, the company has analyzed its expenses and has developed the following cost formulas: cost cost formula cost of good sold $35 per unit sold advertising expense $210,000 per quarter sales commissions 6% of sales shipping expense ? administrative salaries $145,000 per quarter insurance expense $9,000 per quarter depreciation expense $76,000 per quarter management has concluded that shipping expense is a mixed cost, containing both variable and fixed cost elements. units sold and the related shipping expense over the last eight quarters follow: quarter units sold shipping expense year 1: first 10,000 $ 119,000 second 16,000 $ 175,000 third 18,000 $ 190,000 fourth 15,000 $ 164,000 year 2: first 11,000 $ 130,000 second 17,000 $ 185,000 third 20,000 $ 210,000 fourth 13,000 $ 147,000 milden company’s president would like a cost formula derived for shipping expense so that a budgeted contribution format income statement can be prepared for the next quarter. required: 1. using the high-low method, estimate a cost formula for shipping expe