Becker & smith, cpas, and its client, troper lighting, are discussing a possible advisory engagement in which the firm would review troper's account receivable (a/r) system and recommend changes that would streamline the company's collection process. troper will pay becker & smith a fee based on improved performance in a/r collections. would this contingent fee arrangement raise any ethical concerns under the profession's rules? yes, but only if becker & smith was performing other services for troper. yes, if becker & smith also performed a review engagement for troper. no, but only if troper is a publicly traded company subject to sec and pcaob rules. no, provided becker & smith documents the arrangement in the engagement letter.

At a student café, there are equal numbers of two types of customers with the following values. the café owner cannot distinguish between the two types of students because many students without early classes arrive early anyway (i. e., she cannot price-discriminate). students with early classes students without early classes coffee 70 60 banana 51 101 the marginal cost of coffee is 10 and the marginal cost of a banana is 40. the café owner is considering three pricing strategies: 1. mixed bundling: price bundle of coffee and a banana for 161, or just a coffee for 70. 2. price separately: offer coffee at 60, price a banana at 101. 3. bundle only: coffee and a banana for 121. do not offer goods separately. assume that if the price of an item or bundle is no more than exactly equal to a student's willingness to pay, then the student will purchase the item or bundle. for simplicity, assume there is just one student with an early class, and one student without an early class. price strategy revenue from pricing strategy cost from pricing strategy profit from pricing strategy 1. mixed bundling $ $ $ 2. price separately $ $ $ 3. bundle only $ $ $ pricing strategy yields the highest profit for the café owner.

What is the sequence of events that could lead to trade surplus

What would not cause duff beer’s production possibilities curve to expand in the short run? a. improved manufacturing technology b. additional resources c. increased demand