An ad hoc committee has been created to decide if the launch for a new product should be continued as scheduled or delayed. the committee members are comprised of diverse decision-makers. stan is making a plea to the committee to delay based on a hunch he has. mary has presented a case for her recommendation based on a simplified model to reduce the complexity of the decision at hand. caroline has carefully constructed a flow chart defining the problem, identifying the decision criteria, allocating weights to the criteria, developing a list of all the possible alternatives, evaluating these alternatives, and then selecting the "best" alternative. which approach to decision-making is caroline using?

Due to rapid employee turnover in the accounting department, the following transactions involving intangible assets were improperly recorded by bridgeport corporation. 1. bridgeport developed a new manufacturing process, incurring research and development costs of $195,600. the company also purchased a patent for $45,200. in early january, bridgeport capitalized $240,800 as the cost of the patents. patent amortization expense of $12,040 was recorded based on a 20-year useful life. 2. on july 1, 2017, bridgeport purchased a small company and as a result recorded goodwill of $52,000. bridgeport recorded a half-year’s amortization in 2017, based on a 20-year life ($1,300 amortization). the goodwill has an indefinite life. prepare all journal entries necessary to correct any errors made during 2017. assume the books have not yet been closed for 2017.