Manley operates a law practice on the accrual method and calendar year. At the beginning of the year Manley's firm had an allowance for doubtful accounts with a balance of $15,000. At the end of the year, Manley recorded bad debt expense of $23,000 and the balance of doubtful accounts had increased to $18,000. What is Manley's deduction for bad debt expense this year? a. $23,00
b. $3,000
c. $26,000
d. $5,000
e. $20,000

The common stock of ncp paid $1.35 in dividends last year. dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5.30 percent for an indefinite number of years. a. if ncp's current market price is $22.57 per share, what is the stock's expected rate of return? b. if your required rate of return is 7.3 percent, what is the value of the stock for you? c. should you make the investment? a. if ncp's current market price is $22.57 per share, the stock's expected rate of return is

Abus pass costs $5 per week. which of the following equations shows the total cost in dollars, t, of the bus pass for a certain number of weeks, w? t = 5w w = 5t t = 5 + w w = 5 + t

As a result of a labeling mistake at the chemical factory, a farmer accidentally sprays weedkiller rather than fertilizer on half her land. as a result, she loses half of her productive farmland. if the property of diminishing returns applies to all factors of production, she should expect to seea. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. b. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and an increase in the marginal productivity of her labor. c. an increase in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor. d. a decrease in the marginal productivity of her remaining land and a decrease in the marginal productivity of her labor.