The Following Data Are Taken from the Cash-Basis Accounting Records

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Essay

The following data are taken from the cash-basis accounting records of Myerson Company for the year ended December 31, 2012: Selected Data as of December 31,2012
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Customers billed in 2012 for services provided } & \$ 400,000 \\\text { Cash collections in 2012 for accounts billed in 2011 } & 20,000 \\\text { Cash collections in 2012 for accounts billed in 2012 } & 300,000 \\\text { Cash paid for supplies purchased in 2012 } & 12,000 \\\text { Supplies remaining at the end of 2012 } & 2,000 \\\text { Cash paid for salaries in 2012 } & 10,000 \\\text { Cash paid for annual rent on March 1, 2012 } & 18,000\end{array}$ Calculate the amount of revenues and expenses for 2012 under cash-basis accounting.

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Definitions:

Average Costs

The total costs of production divided by the number of goods produced, indicating the cost per unit of output.

Marginal Productivity

The additional output that can be produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, keeping all other inputs constant.

Fixity

In economics, refers to the inelasticity or immobility of certain factors, like land or capital, which can limit responsiveness to changes in market conditions.

Long Run

A period of time sufficient for all adjustments to be made in an economy or market, considering all possible changes in production.