Jane and Joseph Sechrist signed a contract to have a swimming pool built in their backyard for $10,000. The salesman for the pool company signed the contract as well on a space marked "Salesperson." Two days after the contract was signed, the salesman called the Sechrists back and asked them to come in and sign a new contract for $11,000 because the vice president had not approved the original price. Jane has checked the contract and discovered that there is no language that requires the approval of anyone other than the salesperson. Jane and Joseph can have their pool built for $10,000 because: a. the salesman had at least apparent authority to bind the pool company. b. of misrepresentation. c. the pool company has ratified the contract. d. the pool company was bound once Jane and Joe signed the contract.

Activity-based costing (abc) is not truly a cost collection mechanism as much as it is an inventory valuation method. the main purpose for implementing an activity-based cost system is to try to overcome some of the cost distortions that occur in traditional costing from product differences when there are variations in size and complexity. however, one of the disadvantages of utilizing abc is that the additional information gathering necessary to implement costing with that level of detail might be beyond the reach of some companies with resource or financial constraints. with this in mind, what kinds of industries or companies do you think would benefit most from using activity-based costing and why? in designing or modifying an accounting system to capture appropriate costs for abc, what considerations do you think would need to be made?

Jaden has a degree in marketing. she would like to run her department. she is going back to school to get a degree in: a. web designer b. database administrator c. information security d. computer user support

Clara client has just been presented with a standard representation agreement by the law firm of yatz & berger. clara's first language is german. although she speaks and reads everyday english quite well, the legal terms in the contract confuse her. yatz & berger should question 90 options: have someone in the firm, if possible, or a translator from outside of the firm, explain the terms of the contract thoroughly until clara has a full and complete understanding of its terms. advise clara to take the contract home and study it before signing it. have a paralegal explain the most important clauses in the contract to clara in smaller, plain english words. advise clara to sign the contract and take her copy home for study.