Sims company, a manufacturer of tablet computers, began operations on january 1, 2019. its cost and sales information for this year follows. manufacturing costs direct materials $ 40 per unit direct labor $ 60 per unit overhead costs variable $ 20 per unit fixed $ 8,400,000 (per year) selling and administrative costs for the year variable $ 725,000 fixed $ 4,000,000 production and sales for the year units produced 105,000 units units sold 75,000 units sales price per unit $ 350 per unit 1. prepare an income statement for the year using variable costing. 2. prepare an income statement for the year using absorption costing.

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Emily spent her summer vacation in buenos aires, argentina, where she got plastic surgery for a fraction of what it would cost in the united states. this is an example of:

For 2018, rahal's auto parts estimates bad debt expense at 1% of credit sales. the company reported accounts receivable and an allowance for uncollectible accounts of $86,500 and $2,100, respectively, at december 31, 2017. during 2018, rahal's credit sales and collections were $404,000 and $408,000, respectively, and $2,340 in accounts receivable were written off.rahal's accounts receivable at december 31, 2018, are: