On January 12, 2021, Jefferson Corporation purchased bonds of Rose Corporation for $77 million at par and classified the securities as available-for-sale. On December 31, 2021, these bonds were valued at $72 million. Nine months later, on October 3, 2022, Jefferson Corporation sold these bonds for $93 million. As part of the multistep approach to record the 2022 transaction Jefferson Corporation should next take the second step of:

a. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of $25 milion.
b. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of $18 milion
c. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of S7 million
d. Reversing total accumulated unrealized holding gains of $11 milion

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be:

Diamond motor car company produces some of the most luxurious and expensive cars in the world. typically, only a single dealership is authorized to sell its cars in certain major cities. in less populous areas, diamond authorizes a single dealer for an entire state or region. the manufacturer of diamond automobiles is using a(n) distribution strategy for its product.