Prepare general journal entries to record the following transactions for the harris
company. (the company uses the balance sheet approach for recording bad
debts expense.)
2010
dec. 31 recorded bad debts expense, $800
2011
jan. 3 wrote off jal’s account as uncollectible, $60
mar. 4 wrote off hall’s account as uncollectible, $75
jul. 5 recovered $45 from hall
aug. 19 wrote off m. wilson’s account as uncollectible, $100
nov. 7 recovered $25 from jal

According to the u.s. census bureau (), the median household income in the united states was $23,618 in 1985, $34,076 in 1995, $46,326 in 2005, and $57,230 in 2015. in purchasing power terms, how did family income compare in each of those four years? you will need to know that the cpi (multiplied by 100, 1982–1984 = 100) was 107.6 in 1985, 152.4 in 1995, 195.3 in 2005, and 237.0 in 2015

Neveready flashlights inc. needs $317,000 to take a cash discount of 3/15, net 70. a banker will loan the money for 55 days at an interest cost of $13,200. a. what is the effective rate on the bank loan? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. how much would it cost (in percentage terms) if the firm did not take the cash discount but paid the bill in 70 days instead of 15 days? (use a 360-day year. do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. should the firm borrow the money to take the discount? no yes d. if the banker requires a 20 percent compensating balance, how much must the firm borrow to end up with the $317,000? e-1. what would be the effective interest rate in part d if the interest charge for 55 days were $7,200?

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. this project requires the purchase of $249,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the three-year project life. ignore bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $115,000. you will also need $18.000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. the fixed costs will be $37000 a year and the variable costs will be $148,000 per park. your required rate of return is 14 percent and your tax rate is 21 percent. what is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (round your answer to the nearest $100) (a) $214,300 (b) $214,100 (c) $212,500 (d) $208,200 (e) $208,400