Vulcan Service Co. experienced the following transactions for Year 1, its first year of operations: Provided $82,000 of services on account. Collected $49,200 cash from accounts receivable. Paid $30,000 of salaries expense for the year. Adjusted the accounts using the following information from an accounts receivable aging schedule: Number of Days Past Due Amount Percent Likely to Be Uncollectible Allowance Balance Current $ 24,272 .01 0-30 1,640 .05 31-60 2,296 .10 61-90 1,968 .30 Over 90 days 2,624 .50 Required a. Record the above transactions in general journal form and post to T-accounts. b. Prepare the income statement for Vulcan Service Co. for Year 1. c. What is the net realizable value of the accounts receivable at December 31, Year 1

Diversified semiconductors sells perishable electronic components. some must be shipped and stored in reusable protective containers. customers pay a deposit for each container received. the deposit is equal to the container’s cost. they receive a refund when the container is returned. during 2018, deposits collected on containers shipped were $856,000. deposits are forfeited if containers are not returned within 18 months. containers held by customers at january 1, 2018, represented deposits of $587,000. in 2018, $811,000 was refunded and deposits forfeited were $41,000. required: 1. prepare the appropriate journal entries for the deposits received and returned during 2018. 2. determine the liability for refundable deposits to be reported on the december 31, 2018, balance sheet.

"in my opinion, we ought to stop making our own drums and accept that outside supplier's offer," said wim niewindt, managing director of antilles refining, n.v., of aruba. "at a price of $21 per drum, we would be paying $4.70 less than it costs us to manufacture the drums in our own plant. since we use 70,000 drums a year, that would be an annual cost savings of $329,000." antilles refining's current cost to manufacture one drum is given below (based on 70,000 drums per year):

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?