Airedale Company's merchandise inventory at the start of 2019 was $85,000. The company purchased inventory during 2019 in the amount of $306,000, and its inventory at the end of the year was $102,000. What was Airedale's Cost of Goods Sold for 2019?

Burnley and co., a graphic design firm, has offices in new york, texas, california, new mexico, and new jersey. each of these offices is headed by a president who reports directly to emma burnley, the ceo. the heads of the centralized hr, finance, and marketing teams report to emma burnley as well. managers in the various offices also report to the ceo directly. based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true? a) emma burnley has a wide span of control. b) burnley and co. has a tall hierarchical structure. c) emma burnley is underworked. d) burnley and co. is a mechanistic organization.