It is important for a business firm to have an entrepreneur (also called a "residual claimant") because Select one: a. income not claimed for accounting purposes is lost. b. otherwise surplus profits would set off a process of "profit inflation.' c. residuals account for as much as thirty percent of the wealth generated annually in the United States. d. then we have someone to blame for the troubles of a capitalist economy. e. this produces an effective incentive to consider more completely the opportunity costs and the benefits that might affect the firm.

Suppose an economy consists of three sectors: energy (e), manufacturing (m), and agriculture (a). sector e sells 70% of its output to m and 30% to a. sector m sells 30% of its output to e, 50% to a, and retains the rest. sector a sells 15% of its output to e, 30% to m, and retains the rest.

Which of the following would be an accurate statement about achieving a balanced budget

Reynolds corp. factors $400,000 of accounts receivable with mateer finance corporation on a without recourse basis on july 1, 2015. the receivables records are transferred to mateer finance, which will receive the collections. mateer finance assesses a finance charge of 1 ½ percent of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. the transaction is to be recorded as a sale.required: a. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for reynolds corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse.b. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for mateer finance corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse— think through this.c. explain the difference between sale of receivables with recourse as oppose to without recourse.