Schumacher Company uses the perpetual inventory system, and it engaged in the following transactions during 2014: 1) Started the business by issuing common stock for $7,500 cash 2) Paid cash to purchase $5,000 of inventory 3) Sold inventory that cost $3,000 for $7,250 cash 4) Incurred and paid operating expenses, $250 Schumacher Company engaged in the following transactions during 2015: 1) Paid cash to purchase $5,800 of inventory 2) Sold inventory that cost $7,000 for $15,150 cash 3) Incurred and paid operating expenses, $500 The amount of Retained Earnings at December 31, 2014 is:

Which of the following is an example of formal management controls? answers: a firm's culturethe willingness of employees to monitor each otherbudgeting and reporting activitiesmanagerial motivation

The management of a private investment club has a fund of $250,000 earmarked for investment in stocks. to arrive at an acceptable overall level of risk, the stocks that management is considering have been classified into three categories: high risk (x), medium risk (y), and low risk (z). management estimates that high risk stocks will have a rate of return of 15%/year; medium risk stocks, 10%/year; and low risk stocks, 6%/year. the amount of money invested in low risk stocks is to be twice the sum of the amount invested in stocks of the other two categories. if the investment goal is to have a rate of return of 9% on the total investment, determine how much the club should invest in each type of stock. (assume that all the money available for investment is invested.)

Eliza works for a consumer agency educating young people about advertisements. instead of teaching students to carefully read advertisement claims, she encourages them to develop a strong sense of self and to keep their life goals and dreams separate from commercial products. why might eliza's advice make sense?