During 2008, Bascom Bakery paid out $33,525 of common dividends. It ended the year with $155,000 of retained earnings versus the prior year’s retained earnings of $159,600. How much net income did the firm earn during the year?

A) $27,768
B) $28,925
C) $28,057
D) $23,719
E) $24,008

The martinez legal firm (mlf) recently acquired a smaller competitor, miller and associates, which specializes in issues not previously covered by mlf, such as land use and intellectual property cases. given the increase in the firm's size and complexity, it is likely that its internal transaction costs willa. decrease. b. increase. c. become external transaction costs. d. be eliminated.