Sophia, inc. is preparing its cash budget for the fourth quarter. the inventory manager advises that materials purchases will be $40,000 in october and will increase by 25% for each month thereafter due to the holiday season. sophia's purchases in september were $32,000. sophia pays for purchases 50% in the month after sale and 50% in the 2nd month after the sale. what are sophia's budgeted cash payments for purchases in november?

Maldonia has a comparative advantage in the production of , while lamponia has a comparative advantage in the production of . suppose that maldonia and lamponia specialize in the production of the goods in which each has a comparative advantage. after specialization, the two countries can produce a total of million pounds of lemons and million pounds of coffee.

What are six resources for you decide which type of business to start and how to start it?

Consider the scenario below and let us know if you believe lauren smith's actions to be ethical. let us know why or why not. lauren smith is the controller for sports central, a chain of sporting goods stores. she has been asked to recommend a site for a new store. lauren has an uncle who owns a shopping plaza in the area of town where the new store is to be located, so she decides to contact her uncle about leasing space in his plaza. lauren also contacted several other shopping plazas and malls, but her uncle’s store turned out to be the most economical place to lease. therefore, lauren recommended locating the new store in her uncle’s shopping plaza. in making her recommendation to management, she did not disclose that her uncle owns the shopping plaza. if management decided to go with lauren's uncle's plaza, what additional information would be needed in the financial statements?