Chao sells custom bicycles. he buys several bike parts including wheels and tires from upright strides, inc. although several government-supported regulations chao in his business, regulations that make it easy for his business to enjoy good vendor relationships are select one: a. lower taxes that business-to-business customers pay to each other. b. laws that permit minimal corruption in banking institutions. c. laws that permit small businesses to use the government as an intermediary when doing business with other small businesses. d. laws that support enforceable contracts between firms.

Tri fecta, a partnership, had revenues of $369,000 in its first year of operations. the partnership has not collected on $45,000 of its sales and still owes $39,500 on $155,000 of merchandise it purchased. there was no inventory on hand at the end of the year. the partnership paid $27,000 in salaries. the partners invested $48,000 in the business and $23,000 was borrowed on a five-year note. the partnership paid $2,070 in interest that was the amount owed for the year and paid $9,500 for a two-year insurance policy on the first day of business. compute net income for the first year for tri fecta.