Consider the following account starting balances and journal transactions involving these accounts. Use T-accounts to record the starting balances and organize the offsetting entries for the transactions. The starting balance of Cash is $9,900 The starting balance of Inventory is $3,800 The starting balance of Retained Earnings is $21,400 Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Mar 9 Retained Earnings 3 Cash 3 Consumed good or service and paid expense with cash Mar 10 Cash 40 Inventory 32 Retained Earnings 8 Sold and delivered product to customer Mar 11 Cash 25 Retained Earnings 25 Sold, delivered, and received payment for service with no clear associated cost What is the final amount in Retained Earnings

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above