Inferring Transactions from Financial Statements Amazon. com Inc. is one of the world's leading e-commerce companies, with almost $120 billion in revenues for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Amazon's cost of goods sold was $111,934 million. Assume that all purchases were made on ac- count. The following T-accounts reflect information contained in the company's 2017 and 2016 balance sheets (in millions). Inventories 12/31/2016 Bal. $11,461 12/31/2017 Bal. $16,047 Accounts Payable $25,309 12/31/2016 Bal. $34,616 12/31/2017 Bal. a. Prepare the entry, using the financial statement effects template and in journal entry form, to record cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2017.
b. Prepare the entry, using the financial statement effects template and in journal entry form, to record Amazon's inventory purchases for the year ended December 31, 2017. (Assume all purchases are made on account.)
c. What amount did Amazon pay in cash to its suppliers for the year ended December 31, 2017?

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.