The december 31, 2018, year-end inventory balance of the raymond corporation is $248,000. you have been asked to review the following transactions to determine if they have been correctly recorded.1. goods shipped to raymond f. o.b. destination on december 26, 2018, were received on january 2, 2019. the invoice cost of $49,000 is included in the preliminary inventory balance.2. at year-end, raymond held $33,000 of merchandise on consignment from the harrison company. this merchandise is included in the preliminary inventory balance.3. on december 29, merchandise costing $7,900 was shipped to a customer f. o.b. shipping point and arrived at the customer's location on january 3, 2019. the merchandise is not included in the preliminary inventory balance.4. at year-end, raymond had merchandise costing $34,000 on consignment with the joclyn corporation. the merchandise is not included in the preliminary inventory balance. required: determine the correct inventory amount to be reported in raymond's 2018 balance sheet.

Gdonald was unhappy that his company did not provide good transport facilities. he found it very strenuous to drive to work on his own, and this eventually led to job dissatisfaction. hence, he recommended ways to solve this problem. according to the evln model, this information suggests that donald's main reaction to job dissatisfaction was:

Sarah salesrep is brand new to her job selling "lifetime" printers that never need replacement ink cartridges. the problem is that these printers cost ten times more than a regular printer, so it is difficult to get prospective buyers to understand the cost savings of buying it. to break through the barrier and begin making sales, sarah should use a analysis that highlights her printer's lower cost.

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.