The difference between a budget and a standard is that standards are excluded from the cost accounting system, whereas budgets are generally incorporated into the cost accounting system. a budget expresses management's plans, while a standard reflects what actually happened. a budget expresses what costs were, while a standard expresses what costs should be. a budget expresses a total amount, while a standard expresses a unit amount.

The beach dude (bd) employs a legion of current and former surfers as salespeople who push its surfing-oriented products to various customers (usually retail outlets). this case describes bd's sales and collection process. each bd salesperson works with a specific group of customers throughout the year. in fact, they often surf with their customers to try out the latest surf gear. the bd salespeople act laid-back, but they work hard for their sales. each sale often involves hours of surfing with their customers while the customers sample all the latest surf wear. because bd makes the best surfing products, the customers look forward to the visits from the bd salespeople. and they often buy a lot of gear. each sale is identified by a unique invoice number and usually involves many different products. customers pay for each sale in full within 30 days, but they can combine payments for multiple sales. bd manages its clothing inventory by item (e.g., xl bd surfer logo t-shirts), identified by product number, but it also classifies the items by clothing line (the lines are differentiated by price points as well as the intended use of the clothing, e.g., surfing products, casual wear, . draw a uml class diagram that describes the beach dudes sales and collection process.b. using microsoft access, implement a relational database from your uml class diagram. identify at least three fields per table.c. describe how you would use the relational database to determine the beach dude’s accounts receivable.

Which of the following is a disadvantage to choosing a sole proprietorship business structure? question 9 options: the owner has personal responsibility for the company's liabilities. the owner has to share the profits with partners. the owner is still liable for personal debts. the owner has to report to shareholders.

Alandowner and his neighbor purchased adjoining undeveloped lots. after both built homes on their respective lots, the landowner suggested to the neighbor that a common driveway be built where the two lots joined. the neighbor agreed. the landowner and the neighbor split the cost of constructing the driveway and entered into a written agreement to equally share the costs of its upkeep and maintenance. the agreement was recorded in the county recorder's office. two years later, the neighbor built a new driveway located entirely on his lot. the common driveway, which the landowner continued to use but which the neighbor no longer used, began to deteriorate. the landowner asked the neighbor for money to maintain the common driveway, but the neighbor refused to contribute. three years later, the neighbor conveyed his lot to a friend. the friend entered into possession and used only the driveway built by the neighbor. by this time, the common driveway had deteriorated badly and contained numerous potholes. the landowner asked the friend to pay half of what it would take to repair the common driveway. the friend refused. the landowner repaired the driveway and sued the friend for 50% of the cost of repairs. will the landowner prevail?