In a Harvard Business Review article, consultant Ben Dattner emphasizes the importance of giving credit to others for their good ideas and successes, both in private and in public. A leader with would generally behave in this way.

Following are the transactions for valdez services. the company paid $2,000 cash for payment on a 6-month-old account payable for office supplies. the company paid $1,200 cash for the just completed two-week salary of the receptionist. the company paid $39,000 cash for equipment purchased. the company paid $800 cash for this month’s utilities. the company paid $4,500 cash in dividends to the owner (sole shareholder). examine the above transactions and identify those that create expenses for valdez services. prepare general journal entries to record those transactions that created expenses in the above given order.

Alandlord rented an art studio to an artist. under the terms of the signed, written, two-year lease, the artist agreed to pay the landlord $1,000 per month and to assume responsibility for all necessary repairs. after the first year of the lease, the artist assigned the balance of his lease to a sculptor. the landlord approved the sculptor as a tenant and accepted two rent payments from her, and then the landlord sold the building to an investor. the sculptor had made two payments to the investor when an electrical fire broke out in the studio, injuring the sculptor. the fire was caused by faulty wiring. the landlord was aware that there was a dangerous wiring problem when he leased the property to the artist. but when the landlord discovered how costly repairs would be, he decided it would be more profitable to sell the property than to repair it. the problem was not easily discoverable by anyone other than an expert electrician, and the landlord did not tell the artist, the sculptor, or the investor about the problem. the sculptor sues to recover damages for her injuries. from whom can the sculptor recover?

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.