A day care program frequently has a few parents picking up their children late. In an attempt to curb this, the daycare decides to charge a fine to parents who are more than 10 minutes late. However, after the fine was implemented, the number of late parents increased. Which of these conclusions can be true?

a. The fine eliminated the non-financial incentives to be on time
b. The fine was not high enough to discourage being late
c. The fine was perceived as a price
d. All of the above

Maldonia has a comparative advantage in the production of , while lamponia has a comparative advantage in the production of . suppose that maldonia and lamponia specialize in the production of the goods in which each has a comparative advantage. after specialization, the two countries can produce a total of million pounds of lemons and million pounds of coffee.

Required prepare the necessary adjusting entries in the general journal as of december 31, assuming the following: on september 1, the company entered into a prepaid equipment maintenance contract. birch company paid $3,400 to cover maintenance service for six months, beginning september 1. the payment was debited to prepaid maintenance. supplies on hand at december 31 are $3,900. unearned commission fees at december 31 are $7,000. commission fees earned but not yet billed at december 31 are $3,500. (note: debit fees receivable.) birch company's lease calls for rent of $1,600 per month payable on the first of each month, plus an annual amount equal to 1% of annual commissions earned. this additional rent is payable on january 10 of the following year. (note: be sure to use the adjusted amount of commissions earned in computing the additional rent.)

The following are line items from the horizontal analysis of an income statement:increase/ (decrease) increase/ (decrease) 2017 2016 amount percent fees earned $120,000 $100,000 $20,000 20% wages expense 50,000 40,000 10,000 25 supplies expense 2,000 1,700 300 15 which of the items is stated incorrectly? a. fees earned b. supplies expense c. none of these choices are correct. d. wages expense