On March 28, 2020, a U. S. company issues a purchase order to buy merchandise for NZ$100,000. The company will pay the supplier on June 28, 2020, so on March 28, the company enters a forward contract to purchase NZ$100,000 on June 28. The company takes delivery of the merchandise on May 2, 2020. On June 28, 2020, the company acquires NZ$100,000 using the forward contract and pays the supplier. The company sells the merchandise later in the year. The company's accounting year ends December 31. When the merchandise is sold by the U. S. company, cost of goods sold is:

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?