Unhappy with the speed with which the company's export initiative was going, the CEO called Mary Adams, the person in charge of exports at Ambient Products, to understand the reasons for the company's delay. Which of the following is a valid defense that Mary Adams can use?A. The U. S. government does not provide any help for exporters.
B. Novice exporters tend to overestimate the time required to cultivate business in foreign countries.
C. Exporters often face voluminous paperwork, complex formalities, and many potential delays and errors.
D. Small firms are usually familiar with foreign market opportunities.
E. Large firms do not consider exporting until their domestic market is saturated.

Kiona co. set up a petty cash fund for payments of small amounts. the following transactions involving the petty cash fund occurred in may (the last month of the company's fiscal year). may 1 prepared a company check for $350 to establish the petty cash fund. 15 prepared a company check to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 1. a. paid $109.20 for janitorial services. b. paid $89.15 for miscellaneous expenses. c. paid postage expenses of $60.90. d. paid $80.01 to the county gazette (the local newspaper) for an advertisement. e. counted $26.84 remaining in the petty cashbox. 16 prepared a company check for $200 to increase the fund to $550. 31 the petty cashier reports that $380.27 cash remains in the fund. a company check is drawn to replenish the fund for the following expenditures made since may 15. f. paid postage expenses of $59.10. g. reimbursed the office manager for business mileage, $47.05. h. paid $48.58 to deliver merchandise to a customer, terms fob destination. 31 the company decides that the may 16 increase in the fund was too large. it reduces the fund by $50, leaving a total of $500.