The following information is available for Murphy Company: Allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2009 $ 8,000 Credit sales during 2010 400,000 Accounts receivable deemed worthless and written off during 2010 9,000 As a result of a review and aging of accounts receivable in early January 2011, however, it has been determined that an allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,500 is needed at December 31, 2010. What amount should Murphy record as "bad debt expense" for the year ended December 31, 2010

Classify each of the following items as a public good, a private good, a natural monopoly good, or a common resource.(a) measles vaccinations (b) tuna in the pacific ocean (c) airline service in the united states (d) local storm-water system

Afamily wishes to save for future college expenses. which financial tool should the family invest in?

"jake’s roof repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: fixed cost per month cost per repair-hour wages and salaries $ 20,900 $ 15.00 parts and supplies $ 7.70 equipment depreciation $ 2,800 $ 0.35 truck operating expenses $ 5,720 $ 1.60 rent $ 4,690 administrative expenses $ 3,850 $ 0.50 for example, wages and salaries should be $20,900 plus $15.00 per repair-hour. the company expected to work 2,600 repair-hours in may, but actually worked 2,500 repair-hours. the company expects its sales to be $47.00 per repair-hour. required: compute the company’s activity variances for may."