Carswell Electronics adopted the dollar-value LIFO method on January 1, 2021, when the inventory value of its one inventory pool was $750,000. The company decided to use an external index, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to adjust for changes in the cost level. On January 1, 2021, the CPI was 220. On December 31, 2021, inventory valued at year-end cost was $913,000 and the CPI was 242. Required: Calculate the inventory value at the end of 2021 using the dollar-value LIFO method. (Round "Year end cost index" to 2 decimal places.)

An office manager is concerned with declining productivity. despite the fact that she regularly monitors her clerical staff four times each day—at 9: 00 am, 11: 00 am, 1: 00 pm, and again at 3: 00 pm—office productivity has declined 30 percent since she assumed the helm one year ago. would you recommend that the office manager invest more time monitoring the productivity of her clerical staff? explain.

Jamie is saving for a trip to europe. she has an existing savings account that earns 3 percent annual interest and has a current balance of $4,200. jamie doesn’t want to use her current savings for vacation, so she decides to borrow the $1,600 she needs for travel expenses. she will repay the loan in exactly one year. the annual interest rate is 6 percent. a. if jamie were to withdraw the $1,600 from her savings account to finance the trip, how much interest would she forgo? .b. if jamie borrows the $1,600 how much will she pay in interest? c. how much does the trip cost her if she borrows rather than dip into her savings?

True or false entrepreneurs try to meet the needs of the marketplace by supplying a service or product