Magnolia Tree Service Has a Weekly Payroll of $50,000

question 101

Essay

Magnolia Tree Service has a weekly payroll of $50,000.December 31,2016 falls on Thursday and Magnolia will pay its employees the following Monday (January 4,2017)for the previous full week.Assume that Magnolia has a five-day workweek and has an unadjusted balance in Salaries Expense of $845,000.Prepare the December 31,2016 adjusting entry.

Explain the relationship between commodity prices and surplus amounts.

Assess the impact of external factors on market equilibrium and surplus.

Analyze the effects of price changes on consumer and producer surplus.

Interpret supply and demand curves and their impact on market equilibrium.

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