1. Imagine that you are a manager judging the performance of your employees.
Describe at least two ways that you could find evidence of an employee's skills and
attitude (2-4 sentences 2.0 points)
2. Which aspect of professionalism do you feel that you are strongest at? Explain why
you think so. (1-3 sentences 2.0 points)
3. Which aspect of professionalism do you feel that you are weakest at? Explain why you
think so. Describe at least one thing you could do to improve at it. (1-3 sentences 2.0
points)
4. Choose a company you know of that you think is good at innovation, and describe at
least one innovative thing the company has done. (1-3 sentences 2.0 points)
5. Describe two real or made up situations in the workplace when you would need to use
speaking skills. (1-2 sentences 2.0 points)

For each of the following cases determine the ending balance in the inventory account. (hint: first, determine the total cost of inventory available for sale. next, subtract the cost of the inventory sold to arrive at the ending balance.)a. jill’s dress shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $40,000. during the accounting period jill’s purchased $75,000 of inventory, returned $5,000 of inventory, and obtained $750 of purchases discounts. jill’s incurred $1,000 of transportation-in cost and $600 of transportation-out cost. salaries of sales personnel amounted to $31,000. administrative expenses amounted to $35,600. cost of goods sold amounted to $82,300.b. ken’s bait shop had a beginning balance in its inventory account of $8,000. during the accounting period ken’s purchased $36,900 of inventory, obtained $1,200 of purchases allowances, and received $360 of purchases discounts. sales discounts amounted to $640. ken’s incurred $900 of transportation-in cost and $260 of transportation-out cost. selling and administrative cost amounted to $12,300. cost of goods sold amounted to $33,900.a& b. cost of goods avaliable for sale? ending inventory?