Newspaper advertisements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,100 Payment to consultant for advice on location of new store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,300
Purchases of merchandise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000
Freight-in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900
Salespeople's salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200
Depreciation expense on delivery trucks. . . . . . . . . . $1,100
Research on whether store should sell satellite radio service. . . . . . . . $200
Customer Complaint Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800
Rearranging store layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $950

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What is the total production cost?

You are the new chief information officer for the video-game developer, necturus games. the company has recently undergone a major expansion of its primary product, and you must staff up the is department and determine the best way to develop new game "capsules" for the game, "escape velocity."

Insurance companies have internal controls in place to protect assets, monitor the accuracy of accounting records and encourage operational efficiencies and adherence to policies. these internal controls are generally of two types: administrative controls and accounting controls. administrative controls are the policies and procedures that guide the daily actions of employees. accounting controls are the policies and procedures that delineate authorizations of financial transactions that are done, safeguard assets, and provide reports on the company’s financial status in a reliable and timely manner. internal controls should include both preventative and detective controls. the purpose of preventative controls is to stop problems and errors before they occur. detective controls identify problems after they have occurred. preventative controls are usually more effective at reducing problems, but they also tend to be more expensive. internal controls must be flexible to adjust for changes in laws and regulations in addition to adding new products or modifying current ones. companies must also do regular analyses to ensure that the benefits of implementing the controls are worth their costs. when concerned about paying unwarranted insurance claims which type of control would be useful?

Consider the scenario below and let us know if you believe lauren smith's actions to be ethical. let us know why or why not. lauren smith is the controller for sports central, a chain of sporting goods stores. she has been asked to recommend a site for a new store. lauren has an uncle who owns a shopping plaza in the area of town where the new store is to be located, so she decides to contact her uncle about leasing space in his plaza. lauren also contacted several other shopping plazas and malls, but her uncle’s store turned out to be the most economical place to lease. therefore, lauren recommended locating the new store in her uncle’s shopping plaza. in making her recommendation to management, she did not disclose that her uncle owns the shopping plaza. if management decided to go with lauren's uncle's plaza, what additional information would be needed in the financial statements?