In January, Tongo, Inc., a branding consultant, had the following transactions. Indicate the accounts, amounts, and direction of the effects on the accounting equation under the accrual basis. a. (Sample) Received $10,600 cash for consulting services rendered in January.
b. Issued common stock to investors for $15,500 cash.
c. Purchased $17,600 of equipment, paying 25 percent in cash and owing the rest on a note due in two years.
d. Received $7,750 cash for consulting services to be performed in February.
e. Bought and received $1,100 of supplies on account.
f. Received utility bill for January for $2,070, due February 15.
g. Consulted for customers in January for fees totaling $16,500, due in February.
h. Received $13,500 cash for consulting services rendered in December.
i. Paid $550 toward supplies purchased in (e).

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?