The income statement of Windsor, Inc. for the month of July shows net income of $2,300 based on Service Revenue $6,100, Salaries and Wages Expense $2,100, Supplies Expense $1,300, and Utilities Expense $400. In reviewing the statement, you discover the following. 1. Insurance expired during July of $400 was omitted. 2. Supplies expense includes $250 of supplies that are still on hand at July 31. 3. Depreciation on equipment of $250 was omitted. 4. Accrued but unpaid salaries and wages at July 31 of $400 were not included. 5. Services performed but unrecorded totaled $800.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.