According to media scholar and critic Ben Bagdikian, in 2004 approximately corporations owned a majority of media outlets in the United States.

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

Which of the following best describes the advantage of living in a suburban area? a. suburbs give people access to city jobs along with more living space. b. suburbs give people easy access to cultural attractions and high-paying jobs. c. suburbs have the widest availability of low-cost housing of any living area. d. suburbs have the lowest population density of any living area.

Colorado rocky cookie company offers credit terms to its customers. at the end of 2018, accounts receivable totaled $715,000. the allowance method is used to account for uncollectible accounts. the allowance for uncollectible accounts had a credit balance of $50,000 at the beginning of 2018 and $30,000 in receivables were written off during the year as uncollectible. also, $3,000 in cash was received in december from a customer whose account previously had been written off. the company estimates bad debts by applying a percentage of 15% to accounts receivable at the end of the year. 1. prepare journal entries to record the write-off of receivables, the collection of $3,000 for previously written off receivables, and the year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense.2. how would accounts receivable be shown in the 2018 year-end balance sheet?