Afirm reported salary expense of $236,000 for the current year. the beginning and ending balances in salaries payable were $39,000 and $11,000, respectively. what was the amount of cash paid for salaries?

multiple choice
a. $236,000.
b. $286,000.
c. $264,000.
d. $208,000.

The martinez legal firm (mlf) recently acquired a smaller competitor, miller and associates, which specializes in issues not previously covered by mlf, such as land use and intellectual property cases. given the increase in the firm's size and complexity, it is likely that its internal transaction costs willa. decrease. b. increase. c. become external transaction costs. d. be eliminated.