Summer, Inc. has been in business for 20 years. During that time the company has consistently used the LIFO inventory costing method. Because of inflation, prices for merchandise have increased consistently over the 20 years. The company has maintained the same inventory quantities over the 20-year period. Which one of the following statements is true?a. Summer, Inc.'s total net income for the past 20 years is greater than it would have reported using another inventory method. b. Summer, Inc. will have paid more income taxes over the past 20 years than it would have if it had used the FIFO method. c. Summer will have to continue using the LIFO method indefinitely because of generally accepted accounting principles and federal income tax rules. d. The ending inventory figure reported on the balance sheet may be significantly lower than its current value.

Juniper company uses a perpetual inventory system and the gross method of accounting for purchases. the company purchased $9,750 of merchandise on august 7 with terms 1/10, n/30. on august 11, it returned $1,500 worth of merchandise. on august 26, it paid the full amount due. the correct journal entry to record the merchandise return on august 11 is:

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

What impact might an economic downturn have on a borrower’s fixed-rate mortgage? a. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go up. b. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go down. c. it has no impact because a fixed-rate mortgage cannot change. d. it has no impact because the economy does not affect interest rates.