Brenden corp. manufactures products at the lowest cost possible. it strives to keep its manufacturing costs low and its product prices competitive. it does not provide technical support for its products as providing such support would add to its cost without earning any profit. given this information, which of the following statements is most likely true of brenden corp.?
a. it focuses on efficiency at the expense of effectiveness.
b. it focuses on giving customers more for their money.
c. it focuses primarily on effectiveness and ignores value.
d. it focuses primarily on benefits of the product.

Transactions on april 1 of the current year, andrea byrd established a business to manage rental property. she completed the following transactions during april: opened a business bank account with a deposit of $45,000 from personal funds. purchased office supplies on account, $2,000. received cash from fees earned for managing rental property, $8,500. paid rent on office and equipment for the month, $5,000. paid creditors on account, $1,375. billed customers for fees earned for managing rental property, $11,250. paid automobile expenses for month, $840, and miscellaneous expenses, $900. paid office salaries, $3,600. determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $550; therefore, the cost of supplies used was $1,450. withdrew cash for personal use, $2,000. required: 1. indicate the effect of each transaction and the balances after each transaction: for those boxes in which no entry is required, leave the box blank. for those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (example: -300)