On january 1, 20x8, piano company acquired all of song corporation's voting shares for $280,000 cash. on december 31, 20x9, song owed piano $5,000 for services provided during the year. when consolidated financial statements are prepared for 20x9, which entry is needed to eliminate intercompany receivables and payables in the consolidation worksheet?

(a) accounts payable 5,000
accounts receivable 5,000
(b) accounts receivable 5,000
accounts payable 5,000
(c) retained earnings 5,000

John novosel was employed by nationwide insurance company for fifteen years. novosel had been a model employee and, at the time of discharge, was a district claims manager and a candidate for the position of division claims manager. during novosel's fifteenth year of employment, nationwide circulated a memorandum requesting the participation of all employees in an effort to lobby the pennsylvania state legislature for the passage of a certain bill before the body. novosel, who had privately indicated his disagreement with nationwide's political views, refused to lend his support to the lobby, and his employment with nationwide was terminated. novosel brought two separate claims against nationwide, arguing, first, that his discharge for refusing to lobby the state legislature on behalf of nationwide constituted the tort of wrongful discharge in that it was arbitrary, malicious, and contrary to public policy. novosel also contended that nationwide breached an implied contract guaranteeing continued employment so long as his job performance was satisfactory. what decision as to each claim?

You work as the sales manager for a company that sells office supplies to businesses of all sizes. because the profit margins are razor-thin, you need to ensure that you are getting the very best prices on paper, pencils, pens, post-it notes, and other office supplies from the manufacturers. when reviewing the quarterly profit statement, you realize that your costs are higher than they should be, and you trace the higher costs back to an employee who has been lax about getting competitive bids to ensure the lowest prices. when you conduct your research to determine the reason for the higher costs, and take action to bring those costs back down, in which of the key management processes are you taking part?

Regarding the flow of costs through the inventory accounts, which of the following statements is incorrect? a. the costs flow from raw materials inventory to work-in-process inventory to finished goods inventory. b. the format for computing the amount used, manufactured, or sold is the same for all three inventory accounts. c. the final amount at each stage is added at the beginning of the next stage. d. purchases of raw material and freight in are debited to the work-in-process inventory account.