Problem 3-3 (Algo) A dry cleaner uses exponential smoothing to forecast equipment usage at its main plant. August usage was forecasted to be 46 percent of capacity; actual usage was 52 percent of capacity. A smoothing constant of .10 is used. a. Prepare a forecast for September. (Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) b. Assuming actual September usage of 53 percent, prepare a forecast for October usage. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

During the first month of operations, martinson services, inc., completed the following transactions: jan 2 martinson services received $65,000 cash and issued common stock to the stockholders. 3 purchased supplies, $1,000, and equipment, $12,000, on account. 4 performed services for a customer and received cash, $5,500. 7 paid cash to acquire land, $39,000. 11 performed services for a customer and billed the customer, $4,100. martinson expects to collect within one month 16 paid for the equipment purchased january 3 on account. 17 paid for newspaper advertising, $600. 18 received partial payment from customer on account, $2,000. 22 paid the water and electricity bills, $430. 29 received $2,600 cash for servicing the heating unit of a customer. 31 paid employee salary, $2,900. 31 declared and paid dividends of $1,800. requirements 1. record each transaction in the journal. key each transaction by date. explanations are not required. 2. post the transactions to the t-accounts, using transaction dates as posting references. label the ending balance of each account bal, as shown in the chapter. 3. prepare the trial balance of martinson services, inc., at january 31 of the current year. 4. mark martinson, the manager, asks you how much in total resources the business has to work with, how much it owes, and whether january was profitable (and by how much)?

Renaldo scanlon is a financial consultant. he earns $30 per hour and works 32.5 hours a week. what is his straight-time pay?

The dollar value generated over decades of customer loyalty to your company is known as brand equity. viability. sustainability. luck.