A51-year-old female is referred to your office after her pcp incidentally found a left adrenal mass of 2.8 cm in diameter on an abdominal computed tomography that was ordered to evaluate right lower abdominal discomfort (which has since resolved). she reports no sweating, palpitations, headache, weight gain, or proximal muscle weakness. her medical history is notable only for hypertension that has been well controlled with lisinopril, at a dose of 20 mg daily. on exam her body mass index is 30. there is no evidence of abnormal fat distribution or striae. abdominal examination shows no masses or tenderness to palpation. heart and lung exams are unremarkable and there is no peripheral edema. the remainder of the examination is normal. what is the next best step in management of this patient?

James albemarle created a trust fund at the beginning of 2016. the income from this fund will go to his son edward. when edward reaches the age of 25, the principal of the fund will be conveyed to united charities of cleveland. mr. albemarle specified that 75 percent of trustee fees are to be paid from principal. terry jones, cpa, is the trustee. james albemarle transferred cash of $500,000, stocks worth $400,000, and rental property valued at $250,000 to the trustee of this fund. immediately invested cash of $360,000 in bonds issued by the u.s. government. commissions of $7,900 are paid on this transaction. incurred permanent repairs of $9,000 so that the property can be rented. payment is made immediately. received dividends of $8,000. of this amount, $3,000 had been declared prior to the creation of the trust fund. paid insurance expense of $4,000 on the rental property. received rental income of $10,000. paid $8,000 from the trust for trustee services rendered. conveyed cash of $7,000 to edward albemarle.

Zara, a global retail and apparel manufacturer based in spain that has successfully implemented this idea by having a continuous flow of new products that are typically limited in supply. zara has created a system that draws its clientèle into its stores, on average, 17 times per year as compared to 4 times per year for most stores. how is zara using it to gain competitive advantage? what specific technologies are used by zara to maintain this advantage over its competition?

Warren company plans to depreciate a new building using the double declining-balance depreciation method. the building cost $870,000. the estimated residual value of the building is $57,000 and it has an expected useful life of 20 years. assuming the first year's depreciation expense was recorded properly, what would be the amount of depreciation expense for the second year?