Brine, a concentrated aqueous salt solution, is frequently applied to the roads to pre-treat when snow is forecasted. It is known to be more effective when compared with solid ice melting products. Based on your understanding of the concept of freezing point depression, select all the reasons that explain why it is better to use the anti-icing agent brine than using solid ice melting products. It will be helpful to think about storage and dispersion when taking costs into account for the brine and solid ice melting products. a. Applying brine on roadways accelerates the melting process because salt needs to be moist to be effective.
b. Solids may lead to land pollution while brine does not.
c. Snow storms sometimes start as rain which may wash away the solid ice melting products.
d. The salt in brine sticks to the roadway after the water part evaporates preventing the salt from being blown off by vehicles driving on the road.
e. The cost per ton is higher for solid ice melting products than it is for brine

Selected t-account balances for bloomfield company are shown below as of january 31, which reflect its accounting adjustments. the firm uses a calendar-year accounting period, but prepares monthly accounting adjustments. suppliesjan. 31 bal. 1,800 1,800 jan. 31 bal. supplies expensejan. 31 bal. 1,920 1,148 jan. 31 bal. prepaid insurancejan. 31 bal. 1,148 1,148 jan. 31 bal. insurance expensejan. 31 bal. 164 164 jan. 31 bal. wages payablejan. 31 bal. 1,400 1,400 jan. 31 bal. wages expensejan. 31 bal. 6,400 6,400 jan. 31 bal. truckjan. 31 bal. 17,376 17,376 jan. 31 bal. accumulated depreciation -truckjan. 31 bal. 5,068 5,068 jan. 31 bal. a. if the amount in supplies expense represents the january 31 adjustment for the supplies used in january, and $1,240 worth of supplies were purchased during january, what was the january 1 beginning balance of supplies? $answerb. the amount in the insurance expense account represents the adjustment made at january 31 for january insurance expense. if the original insurance premium was for one year, what was the amount of the premium, and on what date did the insurance policy start? amount of the premium $answerthe policy began on answerjune 1july 1august 1september 1october 1november 1 of the previous year. c. if we assume that no beginning balance existed in either in either wage payable or wage expense on january 1, how much cash was paid as wages during january? $answerd. if the truck has a useful life of four years (or 48 months), what is the monthly amount of depreciation expense, and how many months has bloomfield owned the truck? answermonths