Awell-known hacker started his own computer security consulting business shortly after being released from prison. many companies pay him to attempt to gain unauthorized access to their network. if he is successful, he offers advice as to how to design and implement better controls. what is the name of the testing for which the hacker is being paid?
a. deep packet inspection
b. penetration test
c. vulnerability scan
d. buffer overflow test

Evelyn would like to open a small business that is categorized as a being in the distribution industry. to do this she could open a establishment.

After all revenue and expense accounts have been closed at the end of the fiscal year, income summary has a debit of $2,450,000 and a credit of $3,000,000. at the same date, retained earnings has a credit balance of $8,222,600, and dividends has a balance of $125,000. required: a. journalize the entries required to complete the closing of the accounts on december 31. refer to the chart of accounts for exact wording of account titles. b. determine the amount of retained earnings at the end of the period.

Evan company reports net income of $232,000 each year and declares an annual cash dividend of $100,000. the company holds net assets of $2,130,000 on january 1, 2017. on that date, shalina purchases 40 percent of evan's outstanding common stock for $1,066,000, which gives it the ability to significantly influence evan. at the purchase date, the excess of shalina’s cost over its proportionate share of evan’s book value was assigned to goodwill. on december 31, 2019, what is the investment in evan company balance (equity method) in shalina’s financial records?