Your first job is in hotel management and recently you were promoted to Hotel Manager for a large convention hotel in downtown New Orleans. Answer the following questions given the information below for one day. What is the total contribution to profit and overhead? Characteristic/Variable Business Hotel Customers (B) Convention Association Hotel Customers (C)
Customers for this day (D) 280 room nights rented (DB) 400 room nights rented (DC)
Average price/room night (VC) $100 (PB) $75 (PC)
Variable cost/room night (VC) $25 $25
Maximum price/room night (called the rack rate) $150 $110
Maximum number rooms available for sale this day 300 room nights available 700 room nights available

a. $39,500
b. $44,170
c. $38,750
d. $41,000
e. $34,567

During the first month of operations, martinson services, inc., completed the following transactions: jan 2 martinson services received $65,000 cash and issued common stock to the stockholders. 3 purchased supplies, $1,000, and equipment, $12,000, on account. 4 performed services for a customer and received cash, $5,500. 7 paid cash to acquire land, $39,000. 11 performed services for a customer and billed the customer, $4,100. martinson expects to collect within one month 16 paid for the equipment purchased january 3 on account. 17 paid for newspaper advertising, $600. 18 received partial payment from customer on account, $2,000. 22 paid the water and electricity bills, $430. 29 received $2,600 cash for servicing the heating unit of a customer. 31 paid employee salary, $2,900. 31 declared and paid dividends of $1,800. requirements 1. record each transaction in the journal. key each transaction by date. explanations are not required. 2. post the transactions to the t-accounts, using transaction dates as posting references. label the ending balance of each account bal, as shown in the chapter. 3. prepare the trial balance of martinson services, inc., at january 31 of the current year. 4. mark martinson, the manager, asks you how much in total resources the business has to work with, how much it owes, and whether january was profitable (and by how much)?

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.

Identify at least 3 body language messages that project a positive attitude