Assume that Waterland and Aquataste make a nonbinding, informal agreement that each will produce 250 gallons of water, charge $1.50 per gallon, and evenly split the profit of $750. If Aquataste sticks to the agreement, Waterland has an incentive to renege on the agreement by producing 350 gallons because Waterland’s profits would then increase from $375 to ___.

At present, the united states has an embargo against north korea because a. the two countries have extremely poor political relations. b. north korea will not adopt a capitalist government. c. north korean products are too difficult to use. d. north korea has an embargo on american products. e. products from north korea are in higher demand than american-made products.

For each of the following situations, indicate whether you agree or disagree with the financial reporting practice employed and state the basic assumption, component, or accounting principle that is applied (if you agree) or violated (if you disagree).wagner corporation adjusted the valuation of all assets and liabilities to reflect changes in the purchasing power of the dollar.spooner oil company changed its method of accounting for oil and gas exploration costs from successful efforts to full cost. no mention of the change was included in the financial statements. the change had a material effect on spooner's financial statements.cypress manufacturing company purchased machinery having a five-year life. the cost of the machinery is being expensed over the life of the machinery.rudeen corporation purchased equipment for $180,000 at a liquidation sale of a competitor. because the equipment was worth $230,000, rudeen valued the equipment in its subsequent balance sheet at $230,000.davis bicycle company received a large order for the sale of 1,000 bicycles at $100 each. the customer paid davis the entire amount of $100,000 on march 15. however, davis did not record any revenue until april 17, the date the bicycles were delivered to the customer.gigantic corporation purchased two small calculators at a cost of $32.00. the cost of the calculators was expensed even though they had a three-year estimated useful life.esquire company provides financial statements to external users every three years.

Mr. drucker uses a periodic review system to manage the inventory in his dry goods store. he likes to maintain 15 sacks of sugar on his shelves based on the annual demand figure of 225 sacks. it costs $2 to place an order for sugar and costs $1 to hold a sack in inventory for a year. mr. drucker checks inventory one day and notes that he is down to 9 sacks; how much should he order?