On october 6, 2018, the elgin corporation signed a purchase commitment to purchase inventory for $81,000 on or before march 31, 2019. the company's fiscal year-end is december 31. the contract was exercised on march 21, 2019, and the inventory was purchased for cash at the contract price. on the purchase date of march 21, the market price of the inventory was $61,000. the market price of the inventory on december 31, 2018, was $70,000. the company uses a perpetual inventory system.
1. prepare the necessary adjusting journal entry (if any is required) on december 31, 2018
2. prepare the journal entry to record the purchase on march 21, 2019

Nikolas works in a shoe store as a salesperson. a teenage boy comes in looking for comfortable sports shoes because he is going on a hike. he tells nikolas he wants shoes that have velcro straps. nikolas shows him a wide variety of velcro-strapped shoes, but the customer rejects them because they don't feel comfortable. he asks for sports shoes with laces instead. nikolas once again shows him a wide variety. the boy is once again not satisfied and asks to see the velcro-strapped shoes again. nikolas is irritated but doesn't show his annoyance. what customer service skill is nikolas showing? nikolas is a. meekness b. patience c. persistence

Chuck, a single taxpayer, earns $80,750 in taxable income and $30,750 in interest from an investment in city of heflin bonds. (use the u.s. tax rate schedule.) (do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Firms like papa john’s, domino’s, and pizza hut sell pizza and other products that are differentiated in nature. while numerous pizza chains exist in most locations, the differentiated nature of these firms’ products permits them to charge prices above marginal cost. given these observations, is the pizza industry most likely a monopoly, perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, or an oligopoly industry?