Preparing Entries Across Two Periods Hatcher Company closes its accounts on December 31 each year. On December 31, 2018, Hatcher accrued $600 of interest income that was earned on an investment but not yet received or recorded (the investment will pay interest of $900 cash on January 31, 2019). On January 31, 2019, the company received the $900 cash as interest on the investment. Prepare journal entries to: a. Accrue the interest earned on December 31, 2018; b. Close the Interest Income account on December 31, 2018 (the account has a year-end balance of $2,400 after adjustments); and c. Record the cash receipt of interest on January 31, 2019.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.