Fill in the blanks in the following separate income statements a through e. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.) a b c d e
Sales $ 66,000 $ 43,600 $ 53,000 27,000
Cost of goods sold
Merchandise inventory (beginning) 8,000 16,660 5400 7200 4500
Total cost of merchandise purchases 35000 4240 28000 6600
Merchandise inventory (ending) 9140 2900 8300 7600
Cost of goods sold 33860 18000 27600 7800
Gross profit 32140 25600 3400 41,100 19,200
Expenses 19000 19800 10410 4600 7300
Net income (loss) $13140 $14800 $7010 $36500

Which term best fits the sentence? is the process of reasoning, analyzing, and making important decisions. it’s an important skill in making career decisions. a. critical thinking b. weighing pros and cons c. goal setting

1. revising for conciseness - eliminating flabby expressions, limiting long lead-ins, and dropping unnecessary fillerstime is money in any business environment. people want information communicated quickly and clearly. to make your writing more concise and understandable, avoid flabby expressions, long lead-ins, and unnecessary fillers. your audience will appreciate your brevity.1. if your writing contains a flabby expression like in view of the fact that, replace it with the word because / although / probably .for each of the following two sentences, choose the best revision.2. i am sending you this letter to inform you that we have experienced an unexpected surprise within our expense sheet, but we are positively certain we will solve it.1) we need to inform you that we have experienced an unexpected surprise with our expense sheet, but we are midway to an end result.2) we have identified a problem with our expense sheet, but we will solve it.3) i am sending you this letter to inform you that we have a problem with our expense sheet, but we are positively certain we have a solution.3. it is the user who should contact the center.1) everyone knows that it is the user who should contact the center.2) the user should contact the center.3) if there is a problem, the user should contact the center. read the following passage, and then answer the question.[1] you scheduled seven conference calls for this morning between 10 and 11 a. m. [2] generally, the company limits the number of conference calls to three per hour. [3] i’m letting you know that in the future, we should be more careful about scheduling.4. which revision limits the long lead-in in sentence 3? 1) in the future, we should be more careful about scheduling.2) i’m letting you know so that in the future we are more careful about scheduling calls.3) so that you know in the future, we should be more careful about scheduling.

What could cause a production possibilities curve to move down and to the left? a.) a nation loses land after being defeated in a war. b.) an increase in the use of computer technology speeds up production c.) a baby boom 20 years ago results in a large number of young adults in the population today. d.) thousands of investors from overseas invest money in a nations economy.