Erin works for a dry-cleaning company that has a contract with the u. s. government. to save on cleaning fluid, her boss orders her to wash some dry clean-only clothes in a washing machine. when the courier hired to pick up the cleaned garments arrives, erin tells him about her boss's actions. erin tells no one else about what is going on and is later fired. erin: a. is protected by the whistleblower statute in her state because she spoke up about her employer's actions. b. is not protected by the whistleblower statute because she failed to inform the proper party of the contract violation. c. is not protected by the state whistleblower statute. it is inapplicable because the contract was with the federal government. d. will be reinstated to her former job because when she told the courier of the problem, she was merely exercising her first amendment right to free speech.

Keshawn used to work for an it company in baltimore, but lost his job when his company decided to use workers in new delhi instead. this is an example of:

Presented below is a list of possible transactions. analyze the effect of the 18 transactions on the financial statement categories indicated. transactions assets liabilities owners’ equity net income 1. purchased inventory for $80,000 on account (assume perpetual system is used). 2. issued an $80,000 note payable in payment on account (see item 1 above). 3. recorded accrued interest on the note from item 2 above. 4. borrowed $100,000 from the bank by signing a 6-month, $112,000, zero-interest-bearing note. 5. recognized 4 months’ interest expense on the note from item 4 above. 6. recorded cash sales of $75,260, which includes 6% sales tax. 7. recorded wage expense of $35,000. the cash paid was $25,000; the difference was due to various amounts withheld. 8. recorded employer’s payroll taxes. 9. accrued accumulated vacation pay. 10. recorded an asset retirement obligation. 11. recorded bonuses due to employees. 12. recorded a contingent loss on a lawsuit that the company will probably lose. 13. accrued warranty expense (assume expense warranty approach). 14. paid warranty costs that were accrued in item 13 above. 15. recorded sales of product and related service-type warranties. 16. paid warranty costs under contracts from item 15 above. 17. recognized warranty revenue (see item 15 above). 18. recorded estimated liability for premium claims outstanding.

Amanda works as an industrial designer