During 2014, Stabler Co. introduced a new line of machines that carry a three-year warranty against manufacturer's defects. Based on industry experience, warranty costs are estimated at 10% of sales. Sales and actual warranty expenditures for the first three-year period were as follows:
Sales Actual Warranty Expenditures
2009 $ 600,000 $ 9,000
2010 1,500,000 45,000
2011 2,100,000 135,000
$4,200,000 $189,000
What amount should Vanpelt report as a liability at December 31, 2016?
a. $0
b. $15,000
c. $204,000
d. $315,000

When color is used on a topographical drawing, black is used to represent what?

Companies in the u.s. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. in 2011 hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. the following data show the number of cars in service (1000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies (auto rental news website, august 7, 2012). excel file: data14-09.xls if required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. select a scatter diagram with the number of cars in service as the independent variable. b. what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? c. use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation (to 3 decimals). ŷ = + x d. for every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change. by $ e. fox rent a car has 11,000 cars in service. use the estimated regression equation developed in part (c) to predict annual revenue for fox rent a car. round your answer to nearest whole value. $ million hide feedback partially correct

Cynthia is a hospitality worker in the lodging industry who prefers to cater to small groups of people. she might want to open a