If the physical count of inventory showed $158,000 of inventory on hand and the inventory records reported $163,000, what would be the necessary adjusting entry to record inventory shrinkage? a. debit cost of Goods Sold, $163,000; credit Inventory, $158,000 b. debit Inventory, $5,000; credit Cost of Goods Sold, $5,000 c. debit cost of Goods Sold, $5,000; credit Inventory, $5,000 d. debit Inventory, $158,000; credit Cost of Goods Sold, $158,000

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position