On September 1, Parsons Company purchased $84,000, 10-year, 7% government bonds at 100 plus accrued interest. The semiannual interest payment dates are June 30 and December 31. Interest calculations are done by the month. Required: a. Journalize the entry to record the bond purchase. b. Journalize the receipt of interest on December 31 of the first year. c. Journalize the sale of the bonds on February 1 of the second year for $82,000 plus accrued interest. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. a. Year 1 Sept. 1 b. Year 1 Dec. 31 c. Year 2 Feb. 1

What is the most direct result of free trade supplying productive resources to areas where they're most needed? a. enhanced efficiency b. lower interest rates c. increasing specialization d. greater competition 2b2t

Steele bicycle manufacturing company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. steele produces and sells only 10,000 bikes each year. due to the low volume of activity, steele is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. for example, steele could buy the handlebars for $31 each: they cost $34 each to make. the following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs: after seeing these figures, steele's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $34 each when it can buy them for $31 each. calculate the total relevant cost. do you agree with the president's conclusion?

Last year, johnson mills had annual revenue of $37,800, cost of goods sold of $23,200, and administrative expenses of $6,300. the firm paid $700 in dividends and had a tax rate of 35 percent. the firm added $2,810 to retained earnings. the firm had no long-term debt. what was the depreciation expense?