All of the following statements are true regarding retained earnings except
a. the amount of dividends is added to net loss to arrive at the retained earnings ending balance.
b. the retained earnings beginning balance is usually the retained earnings ending balance from the previous period.
c. the first item normally presented on the statement of stockholders' equity is the balance of retained earnings at the end of the period.
d. the amount of dividends is deducted from net income to arrive at the retained earnings ending balance.

Jurvin enterprises is a manufacturing company that had no beginning inventories. a subset of the transactions that it recorded during a recent month is shown below. $76,700 in raw materials were purchased for cash. $71,400 in raw materials were used in production. of this amount, $66,300 was for direct materials and the remainder was for indirect materials. total labor wages of $151,700 were incurred and paid. of this amount, $134,300 was for direct labor and the remainder was for indirect labor. additional manufacturing overhead costs of $126,300 were incurred and paid. manufacturing overhead of $126,800 was applied to production using the company's predetermined overhead rate. all of the jobs in process at the end of the month were completed. all of the completed jobs were shipped to customers. any underapplied or overapplied overhead for the period was closed to cost of goods sold.required: 1. post the above transactions to t-accounts.2. determine the cost of goods sold for the period.

Discuss how the resource-based view (rbv) of the firm combines the two perspectives of (1) an internal analysis of a firm and (2) an external analysis of its industry and its competitive environment. include comments on the different types of firm resources and how these resources can be used by a firm to build sustainable competitive advantages.

During the holiday season, maria's department store works with a contracted employment agency to bring extra workers on board to handle overflow business, and extra duties such as wrapping presents. maria's is using during these rush times.