In the summer of 2012, due to plentiful lobsters, the price of lobster in Maine fell to $1.25 a pound, which was 70% below normal and nearly a 30-year low. According to Bill Adler, head of the Massachusetts Lobstermen's Association, "Anything under $4 [a pound], lobstermen can't make any money" (Jerry A. Dicolo and Nicole Friedman, "Lobster Glut Slams Prices," Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2012). At least 30 boats announced that they would stay in port until the price rose. However, Canadian and other U. S. fishers continued to harvest lobsters. Why did some lobster boats stop fishing while others continued? Some boats stopped fishing in the short run while others continued fishing because (unlike the boats that continued fishing) the boats that stopped fishing

Ds unlimited has the following transactions during august. august 6 purchases 58 handheld game devices on account from gamegirl, inc., for $140 each, terms 2/10, n/60. august 7 pays $340 to sure shipping for freight charges associated with the august 6 purchase. august 10 returns to gamegirl three game devices that were defective. august 14 pays the full amount due to gamegirl. august 23 sells 38 game devices purchased on august 6 for $160 each to customers on account. the total cost of the 38 game devices sold is $5,448.51. required: record the transactions of ds unlimited, assuming the company uses a perpetual inventory system. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Mcdonald's fast-food restaurants have a well-designed training program for all new employees. each new employee is supposed to learn how to perform standardized tasks required to maintain mcdonald's service quality. due to labor shortages in some areas, new employees begin work as soon as they are hired and do not receive any off-the-job training. this nonconformity to standards creates

Helen tells her nephew, bernard, that she will pay him $100 if he will stop smoking for six months. helen was hopeful that if bernard stopped smoking for six months, he would stop altogether. bernard stops smoking for six months but then resumes his smoking. helen will not pay him. she says that the type of promise she made cannot constitute a binding contract and that, furthermore, it was at least implied that he would stop smoking for good. can bernard legally collect $100 from helen