Automation, robots, and technology are replacing human workers, especially in manufacturing jobs. Is this change good or bad for Americans and the economy? Justify your response.

Tri fecta, a partnership, had revenues of $369,000 in its first year of operations. the partnership has not collected on $45,000 of its sales and still owes $39,500 on $155,000 of merchandise it purchased. there was no inventory on hand at the end of the year. the partnership paid $27,000 in salaries. the partners invested $48,000 in the business and $23,000 was borrowed on a five-year note. the partnership paid $2,070 in interest that was the amount owed for the year and paid $9,500 for a two-year insurance policy on the first day of business. compute net income for the first year for tri fecta.

On june 3, teal company sold to chester company merchandise having a sale price of $2,600 with terms of 2/10, n/60, f.o.b. shipping point. an invoice totaling $91, terms n/30, was received by chester on june 8 from john booth transport service for the freight cost. on june 12, the company received a check for the balance due from chester company. prepare journal entries on the teal company books to record all the events noted above under each of the following bases. (1) sales and receivables are entered at gross selling price. (2) sales and receivables are entered at net of cash discounts.

Michael works in an it firm that is well known for making innovative products. michael is asked to develop a product that would serve an unmet need. though he has many ideas for it, none of them quite fits the bill. he finally decides to stand back from the problem for a period of time and ceases to consciously think about the yet-to-be-developed product. after a week, as he looks over his notes, he realizes the solution. the period of time in which michael did not consciously work on the problem is referred to as