Aship has a single cargo hold which has a weight capacity of 70,000 pounds and a volume capacity of 30,000 cubic feet. the shipowner has contracted to carry loads of packaged beef. the total weight of the available beef is 65,000 pounds; the total weight of the available grain is 75,000 pounds. the volume per mass of the beef is 0.2 cubic foot per pound, and the volume per mass of the grain is 0.4 cubic foot per pound. the profit for shipping beef is $0.35 per pound, and the profit for shipping grain is $0.12 per pound. the shipowner is free to accept all or part of the available cargo; he wants to know how much meat and grain to accept in order to maximize profit.

Bernard made a gift of $500,000 to his brother in 2014. due to bernard’s prior taxable gifts he paid $200,000 of gift tax. when bernard died in 2019, the applicable gift tax credit had increased. at bernard’s death, what amount related to the $500,000 gift to his brother is included in his gross estate?

Mesa company produces wooden rocking chairs. the company has two production departments, cutting and assembly. the wood is cut and sanded in cutting and then transferred to assembly to be assembled and painted. from assembly, the chairs are transferred to finished goods inventory and then are sold.mesa has compiled the following information for the month of february: cutting department assemblydepartmentdirect materials $ 73,000 $ 13,000direct labor 73,000 108,000applied manufacturing overhead 159,000 171,000cost of goods completed and transferred out 233,000 255,000required: 1, 2, 3, & 4. prepare journal entries for the transactions in the cutting and assembly departments of mesa company. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.)

When conducting a swot analysis, information about turnover, profit margins, and staff quality can be used to identify: