In a Lean system, work-in-process inventory is: Select one: a. reduced to reveal production problems, which can then be solved. b. eliminated completely. c. increased to prevent stoppages due to production problems. d. ignored, since it has little effect on the availability of finished goods inventory.

Cash flows during the first year of operations for the harman-kardon consulting company were as follows: cash collected from customers, $360,000; cash paid for rent, $44,000; cash paid to employees for services rendered during the year, $124,000; cash paid for utilities, $54,000.in addition, you determine that customers owed the company $64,000 at the end of the year and no bad debts were anticipated. also, the company owed the gas and electric company $2,400 at year-end, and the rent payment was for a two-year period.calculate accrual net income for the year.