Vaughn Manufacturing began the year with retained earnings of $654000. During the year, the company recorded revenues of $610000, expenses of $377000, and paid dividends of $143000. What was Vaughn's retained earnings at the end of the year

In its first year of operations, crane company recognized $31,700 in service revenue, $7,700 of which was on account and still outstanding at year-end. the remaining $24,000 was received in cash from customers. the company incurred operating expenses of $16,600. of these expenses, $12,690 were paid in cash; $3,910 was still owed on account at year-end. in addition, crane prepaid $3,260 for insurance coverage that would not be used until the second year of operations.

Nellie lumpkin, who suffered from dementia, was admitted to the picayune convalescent center, a nursing home. because of her mental condition, her daughter, beverly mcdaniel, signed the admissions agreement. it included a clause requiring the par- ties to submit any dispute to arbitration. after lumpkin left the center two years later, she filed a suit against picayune to recover damages for mistreatment and malpractice. [covenant health & rehabilitation of picayune, lp v. lumpkin, 23 so.2d 1092 (miss. app. 2009)] (see page 91.) 1. is it ethical for this dispute—involving negligent medical care, not a breach of a commercial contract—to be forced into arbitration? why or why not? discuss whether medical facilities should be able to impose arbitration when there is generally no bargaining over such terms.

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.