this form of promotional tool can be expensive because in many cases, marketers are handing out free giveaways. however, these giveaways are often what will encourage a consumer to make an actual purchase.

Symantec corp., located in cupertino, california, is one of the world's largest producers of security and systems management software. the company's consolidated balance sheets for the 2009 and 2008 fiscal years included the following ($ in thousands): current assets: receivables, less allowances of $21,766 in 2009 and $24,089 in 2008 $ 838,010 $ 758,700 a disclosure note accompanying the financial statements reported the following ($ in thousands): year ended 2009 2008 (in thousands) trade accounts receivable, net: receivables $ 859,776 $ 782,789 less: allowance for doubtful accounts (8,938) (8,990) less: reserve for product returns (12,828) (15,099) trade accounts receivable, net: $ 838,010 $ 758,700 assume that the company reported bad debt expense in 2009 of $2,000 and had products returned for credit totaling $3,230 (sales price). net sales for 2009 were $6,174,800 (all numbers in thousands).required: what is the amount of accounts receivable due from customers at the end of 2009 and 2008? what amount of accounts receivable did symentec write off during 2009? what is the amount of symentec’s gross sales for the 2009 fiscal year? assuming that all sales are made on a credit basis, what is the amount of cash symentec collected from customers during the 2009 fiscal year?

Concrete consulting co. has the following accounts in its ledger: cash; accounts receivable; supplies; office equipment; accounts payable; jason payne, capital; jason payne, drawing; fees earned; rent expense; advertising expense; utilities expense; miscellaneous expense. transactions oct. 1 paid rent for the month, $3,600. 3 paid advertising expense, $1,200. 5 paid cash for supplies, $750. 6 purchased office equipment on account, $8,000. 10 received cash from customers on account, $14,800. 15 paid creditors on account, $7,110. 27 paid cash for miscellaneous expenses, $400. 30 paid telephone bill (utility expense) for the month, $250. 31 fees earned and billed to customers for the month, $33,100. 31 paid electricity bill (utility expense) for the month, $1,050. 31 withdrew cash for personal use, $2,500. journalize the following selected transactions for october 2019 in a two-column journal. refer to the chart of accounts for exact wording of account titles

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.