State X Hired Build-Right Construction to Build a Bridge

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Multiple Choice

State X hired Build-Right Construction to build a bridge.State X required that construction be completed within 2 years after the contract was signed.Les Johnson is the president of Build-Right.State X required that Build-Right's promise to perform be guaranteed by a third party.Build-Right purchased a performance bond from Rock Solid Indemnity.The bond requires Rock Solid to be responsible if Build-Right does not have the project completed on time.In this scenario,which party is the principal?

• A)State X
• B)Build-Right Construction
• C)Les Johnson
• D)Rock Solid Indemnity

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Definitions:

LIFO Method

Last In, First Out; an accounting method for valuing inventory by treating the most recently produced items as the first to be sold.

Cost Of Goods Sold

Direct costs attributable to the production of goods sold by a company, including materials, labor, and overhead.

Merchandise

Goods that are purchased, stored, and sold by a business in the ordinary course of its operations, often referred to as inventory.

Gross Profit Rate

The gross profit rate, also known as gross profit margin, is the ratio of gross profit (sales minus cost of goods sold) to sales, expressed as a percentage.