You're considering three mutually exclusive options for the additional space she just added to the specialty retail store she owns. the cost of the expansion was $229,000. you can either expand the women's clothing area, add a new footwear section, or expand into home linens. you estimated that the value of these options at $68,000 for clothing, $57,000 for footwear, or $62,000 for home linens. what is the opportunity cost of your most profitable option?

Will you use single-entry bookkeeping or double-entry bookkeeping? explain why.

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a:

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration