John is a self-employed computer consultant who lives and works in dallas. john paid for the following activities in conjunction with his business. which is not deductible in any amount?
a. dinner with a potential client where the client's business was discussed.
b. a trip to houston to negotiate a contract.
c. a seminar in houston on new developments in the software industry.
d. a trip to new york to visit a school chum who is also interested in computers.

Mesa company produces wooden rocking chairs. the company has two production departments, cutting and assembly. the wood is cut and sanded in cutting and then transferred to assembly to be assembled and painted. from assembly, the chairs are transferred to finished goods inventory and then are sold.mesa has compiled the following information for the month of february: cutting department assemblydepartmentdirect materials $ 73,000 $ 13,000direct labor 73,000 108,000applied manufacturing overhead 159,000 171,000cost of goods completed and transferred out 233,000 255,000required: 1, 2, 3, & 4. prepare journal entries for the transactions in the cutting and assembly departments of mesa company. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.)