You buy lettuce at the grocery store. Identify the careers of at least 4 people who made it possible for you to buy it. Hint: Start with its original source:

Portia grant is an employee who is paid monthly. for the month of january of the current year, she earned a total of $8,388. the fica tax for social security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the fica tax rate for medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. the futa tax rate of 0.6% and the suta tax rate of 5.4% are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. the amount of federal income tax withheld from her earnings was $1,391.77. what is the total amount of taxes withheld from the portia's earnings?

On july 2, year 4, wynn, inc., purchased as a short-term investment a $1 million face-value kean co. 8% bond for $910,000 plus accrued interest to yield 10%. the bonds mature on january 1, year 11, and pay interest annually on january 1. on december 31, year 4, the bonds had a fair value of $945,000. on february 13, year 5, wynn sold the bonds for $920,000. in its december 31, year 4, balance sheet, what amount should wynn report for the bond if it is classified as an available-for-sale security?

Exercise 2-12 cost behavior; high-low method [lo2-3, lo2-4] speedy parcel service operates a fleet of delivery trucks in a large metropolitan area. a careful study by the company’s cost analyst has determined that if a truck is driven 120,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost is 11.6 cents per mile. if a truck is driven only 80,000 miles during a year, the average operating cost increases to 13.6 cents per mile. required: 1.& 2. using the high-low method, estimate the variable and fixed cost elements of the annual cost of truck operation. (round the "variable cost per mile" to 3 decimal places.)