At the end of Year 1, Blain Company has $10,000 of accounts receivable that are current, $5,000 that are between 0 and 30 days past due, $3,000 that are between 30 and 60 days past due, and $800 that are more than 60 days past due. Blain estimates that 2% of the receivables that are current will be uncollectible, 5% of those between 0 and 30 days past due will be uncollectible, 10% of those between 30 and 60 days past due will be uncollectible, and 50% of those more than 60 days past due will be uncollectible. At the beginning of Year 1, Blain had a $1,000 positive balance in its allowance for doubtful accounts account. During Year 1 Blain wrote-off $1,100 of uncollectible receivables. Assuming Blain uses the aging method to estimate uncollectible accounts expense, the amount of uncollectible expense will bea.$1,300. b.$1150 c.$900. d.$1050.

Cooper sues company a in state court in south carolina, where he lives, for negligence alleging personal injury and property damage of $100,000 after a truck driven by an employee of company a rear-ended his pickup truck. company a is incorporated in delaware, has its headquarters in new york, but does a substantial amount of business in south carolina. claiming diversity of citizenship, company a seeks removal to federal district court, but cooper opposes the motion. which of the following is true regarding whether the case may be properly removed to federal district court? the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and if company a's nerve center is in a state other than south carolina, then the case may be properly removed to federal court. the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements; and because company a is incorporated and has its headquarters in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court. because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is incorporated in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where company a's headquarters, nerve center, or principal place of business is located. because the amount in controversy satisfies diversity requirements and company a is headquartered in a state other than south carolina, the case may be properly removed to federal court regardless of where company a is incorporated and regardless of the location of its nerve center. because the amount in controversy fails to satisfy jurisdictional requirements, regardless of the location of company a, the case may not be removed to federal court.