Oakland corporation reported a net operating loss of $500,000 in 20x3 and elected to carry the loss forward to 20x4. not included in the computation was a disallowed meals and entertainment expense of $20,000, tax-exempt income of $10,000, and deferred gain on a current year transaction treated as an installment sale of $250,000. the corporation's current earnings and profits for 20x3 would be:

Overspeculation and a decrease in consumer confidence are both leading factors of: ?

He aldermanalderman company has prepared a sales budget of 42 comma 00042,000 finished units for a 3-month period. the company has an inventory of 10 comma 00010,000 units of finished goods on hand at december 31 and has a target finished goods inventory of 11 comma 00011,000 units at the end of the succeeding quarter. it takes 44 gallons of direct materials to make one unit of finished product. the company has inventory of 64 comma 00064,000 gallons of direct materials at december 31 and has a target ending inventory of 53 comma 00053,000 gallons at the end of the succeeding quarter. how many gallons of direct materials should aldermanalderman company purchase during the 3 months ending march 31? select the labels and enter the amounts to calculate the direct materials (gallons) to be purchased.

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?