Potatoes cost Janice $1.25 per pound, and she has $5.00 that she could possibly spend on potatoes or other items. Suppose she feels that the first pound of potatoes is worth $1.50, the second pound is worth $1.14, the third pound is worth $1.05, and all subsequent pounds are worth $0.30. How many pounds of potatoes will she purchase? What if she only had $2 to spend?

As a group is leaving, you ask them if they had a good experience at the restaurant. they mention that they had poor service and their food was cold. a. apologize and ask them to give the restaurant another chance in the future. you tell them that guests usually have a great experience here. b. apologize then ask for the server’s name and immediately notify the manager after they leave. c. apologize for the bad experience and ask them to wait as you call the manager to talk to them. d. apologize for the bad experience and encourage them to complete the customer service survey. this feedback will ensure other guests do not have the same experience.

mark, a civil engineer, entered into a contract with david. as per the contract, mark agreed to design and build a house for david for a specified fee. mark provided david with an estimation of the total cost and the contract was mutually agreed upon. however, during construction, when mark increased the price due to a miscalculation on his part, david refused to pay the amount. this scenario is an example of a mistake.

The sec has historically raised questions regarding the independence of firms that derive a significant portion of their total revenues from one audit client or group of clients because the sec staff believes this situation causes cpa firms to