During 2020, salt-n-pepa inc. became involved in a tax dispute with the irs. salt-n-pepa’s attorneys have indicated that they believe it is probable that salt-n-pepa will lose this dispute. they also believe that salt-n-pepa will have to pay the irs between $900,000 and $1,400,000. after the 2020 financial statements were issued, the case was settled with the irs for $1,200,000. what amount, if any, should be reported as a liability for this contingency as of december 31, 2020

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.