What are some examples of restrictions that government places on the use of business property?

On february 3, smart company sold merchandise in the amount of $5,800 to truman company, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. the cost of the items sold is $4,000. smart uses the perpetual inventory system and the gross method. truman pays the invoice on february 8, and takes the appropriate discount. the journal entry that smart makes on february 8 is:

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Which of the following best describes why you need to establish goals for your program?