Linguini Inc. adopted dollar-value LIFO (DVL) as of January 1, 2018, when it had an inventory of $841,000. Its inventory as of December 31, 2018, was $874,000 at year-end costs and the cost index was 1.15. What was DVL inventory on December 31, 2018

Simon, aged 10, is invited to a classmate's birthday party at an exclusive ski resort on march 15th. the day will include 4 hours of snowboarding, lunch and birthday cake. simon's mother checks a box on the invitation that says "yes, we will attend" and returns it to the classmate's address. unfortunately, they later don't attend the party when simon comes down with the flu. on march 17th, simon's mother receives an invoice in the mail from simon's classmate for $35 that says, "party no-show fee." can simon's classmate collect the fee?