There was always radio which brought us
songs from wlac in nashville and what we
would now call
easy listening or smooth jazz but when i
listened
late at night with my portable (that i was so
proud of)
tucked under my pillow
i heard nat king cole and matt dennis, june
christy and ella fitzgerald
and sometimes sarah vaughan sing black
coffee
which i now drink
it was just called music

which idea is explicitly stated in this passage?
a. the poem takes place in the past.
b. the speaker has a deep appreciation of jazz music.
c. the speaker was proud of her radio.
d. the speaker loves to drink coffee.

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u. s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.