You are a consultant to a growing technology company that is contemplating a change in its design. The company is currently set up as a functional structure. The organization is growing rapidly but is showing signs of strain. For example, top managers are seeing a substantial rise in the number of complaints from customers about the innovativeness of their latest products when compared to the competition. The company operates in an environment that is changing rapidly and is quite complex. The firm has recently expanded to several new geographic markets, and it has introduced several new products within these markets. The firm’s strategy has historically been based on keeping costs low and underpricing the competition and top management is hesitant to change their low-cost approach. Based on your understanding of contingency theory, what are your recommendations? Explain why.

The beginning inventory is expected to be 2,000 cases. expected sales are 10,000 cases, and the company wishes to begin the next period with an inventory of 1,000 cases. the number of cases the company must purchase during the month is multiple choice 9,000 cases. 10,000 cases. 11,000 cases. 13,000 cases.

Martinez company has the following two temporary differences between its income tax expense and income taxes payable. 2017 2018 2019 pretax financial income $873,000 $866,000 $947,000 (2017' 2018, 2019) excess depreciation expense on tax return (29,400 ) (39,000 ) (9,600 ) (2017' 2018, 2019) excess warranty expense in financial income 20,000 9,900 8,300 (2017' 2018, 2019) taxable income $863,600 $836,900 $945,700(2017' 2018, 2019) the income tax rate for all years is 40%. instructions: a. prepare the journal entry to record income tax expense, deferred income taxes, and income taxes payable for 2017, 2018, and 2019. b. assuming there were no temporary differences prior to 2016, indicate how deferred taxes will be reported on the 2016 balance sheet. button's warranty is for 12 months. c. prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement for 2017, beginning with the line, "pretax financial income."

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