Dobson company expects to begin operating on january 1. the company's master budget contained the following operating expense budget: january february march salary expenses $ 40,000 $ 36,000 $ 36,000 sales commissions, 5% of sales 24,000 30,000 28,000 utilities 2,800 2,800 2,800 depreciation on store equipment 1,800 1,800 1,800 rent 7,200 7,200 7,200 miscellaneous 1,800 1,800 1,800 total operating expenses $ 77,600 $ 79,600 $ 77,600
sales commissions are paid in cash in the month following the month in which the expense is recognized. all other expense items requiring cash payment are paid in the month in which they are recognized. the amount of cash to be paid for operating expenses during the month of january is:

mark, a civil engineer, entered into a contract with david. as per the contract, mark agreed to design and build a house for david for a specified fee. mark provided david with an estimation of the total cost and the contract was mutually agreed upon. however, during construction, when mark increased the price due to a miscalculation on his part, david refused to pay the amount. this scenario is an example of a mistake.

Sonic corp. manufactures ski and snowboarding equipment. it has estimated that this year there will be substantial growth in its sales during the winter months. it approaches the bank for credit. what is the purpose of such credit known as? a. expansion b. inventory building c. debt management d. emergency maintenance

Stocks a, b, and c are similar in some respects: each has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 25%. stocks a and b have returns that are independent of one another; i.e., their correlation coefficient, r, equals zero. stocks a and c have returns that are negatively correlated with one another; i.e., r is less than 0. portfolio ab is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half in stock b. portfolio ac is a portfolio with half of its money invested in stock a and half invested in stock c. which of the following statements is correct? a. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is greater than 25%.b. portfolio ac has an expected return that is less than 10%.c. portfolio ac has a standard deviation that is less than 25%.d. portfolio ab has a standard deviation that is equal to 25%.e. portfolio ac has an expected return that is greater than 25%.