Listed below are costs of providing an airline service. Classify each cost as (a) either variable or fixed, and (b) either direct or indirect. Consider the cost object to be a flight. Flight attendants and pilots are paid based on hours of flight time.
1. Advertising
2. Beverages and snacks
3. Regional vice-president salary
4. Depreciation on ground equipment
5. Fuel and oil used in planes
6. Flight attendant salaries
7. Pilot salaries
8. Maintenance worker wages
9. Customer service salaries

Transactions on april 1 of the current year, andrea byrd established a business to manage rental property. she completed the following transactions during april: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $45,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,000. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $8,500. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $5,000. paid creditors on account, $1,375. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $11,250. paid automobile expenses for month, $840, and miscellaneous expenses, $900. paid office salaries, $3,600. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $550; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,450. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,000. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300)

What is the sequence of events that could lead to trade surplus

Krier industries has just completed its sales forecasts and its marketing department estimates that the company will sell 43,800 units during the upcoming year. in the past, management has maintained inventories of finished goods at approximately 3 months' sales. however, the estimated inventory at the start of the year of the budget period is only 7,300 units. sales occur evenly throughout the year. what is the estimated production level (units) for the first month of the upcoming budget year?