Amanager must make a decision on shipping. there are two shippers, a and b. both offer a two-day rate: a for $526 and b for $532. in addition, a offers a three-day rate of $470 and a nine-day rate of $411, and b offers a four-day rate of $459 and a seven-day rate of $412. annual holding costs are 34 percent of unit price. three hundred and fourty boxes are to be shipped, and each box has a price of $148. which shipping alternative would you recommend? (round your intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places and final answers to 2 decimal places. omit the "$" sign in your response.) a b option cost option cost 2 days $ 2 days $ 3 days $ 4 days $ 9 days $ 7 days $ a. ship three-day using a b. ship two-day using b c. ship four-day using b d. ship seven-day using b e. ship two-day using a

Alpha company uses the periodic inventory system for purchase & sales of merchandise. discount terms for both purchases & sales are, 2/10, n30 and the gross method is used. unless otherwise noted, fob destination will apply to all purchases & sales. the value of inventory is based on periodic system. on january 1, 2016, beginning inventory consisted of 350 units of widgets costing $10 each. alpha prepares monthly income statements. the following events occurred during the month of jan.: dateactivitya. jan. 3purchased on account 350 widgets for $11 each. b.jan. 5sold on account 400 widgets for $30 each. paid freight out with petty cash of $150.c. jan. 10purchased on account 625 widgets for $12 each. d.jan. 11shipping cost for the january 10 purchased merchandise was $400 was paid with a cheque by alpha directly to the freight company. e.jan. 12returned 50 widgets received from jan. 10 purchase as they were not the correct item ordered. f.jan. 13paid for the purchases made on jan. 3.g. jan. 21sold on account 550 widgets for $30 each. paid freight out with petty cash of $250.h. jan. 22authorize credit without return of goods for 50 widgets sold on jan. 21 when customer advised that they were received in defective condition. i.jan. 25received payment for the sale made on jan. 5.j. jan. 26paid for the purchases made on jan. 10.k. jan. 31received payment for the sale made on jan. 21.use this information to prepare the general journal entries (without explanation) for the january events. if no entry is required then enter the date and write "no entry required."