Brutus' fried chicken patented the recipe for the spices used in the coating of the chicken. the patent protection lasts for 17 years. brutus' fried chicken will view this patent protection as a(n) a. threat until the patent expires b. opportunity during the time of the patent protection c. weakness because the patent cannot be renewed d. cost of doing business

Clooney corp. establishes a petty cash fund for $225 and issues a credit card to its office manager. by the end of the month, employees made one expenditure from the petty cash fund (entertainment, $20) and three expenditures with the credit card (postage, $59; delivery, $84; supplies expense, $49).record all employee expenditures, and record the entry to replenish the petty cash fund. the credit card balance will be paid later. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account record expenditures from credit card and the petty cash fund.