Practice Makes Perfect Inc. was started on July 1 of the current year. Practice Makes Perfect provides piano lessons for students of all abilities. You are the founder, president, of manager, etc. You have not yet hired an accountant but your bank is asking for an income statement and balance sheet for the first month of operation. Then prepare a simple income statement and a balance sheet to present to the bank. Transactions:
a. You started your company with $100,000 that you raised by selling stock in Practice Makes Perfect Inc. to your family and friends.
b. Knowing that you would need additional funds, you presented your business plan to the bank and were able to get a $50,000 loan at 10 percent.
c. You purchased three pianos for $16,000 each, paying cash. You believe these pianos will last five years before you replace them. At the end of the five years, you think you can sell each piano for $1,000.
d. You spent $2,000 on supplies, which you charged on account.
e. The newspaper bills you $500 for the advertisement you ran. You plan on paying the bill next month.
f. Rent for the space you have leased is $1,000 a month, which you paid.
g. The firrst month, you bill students $2,000 for lessons.
h. You pay your two part-time piano teachers $500 each at the end of the month.
i. One of your students paid the $200 invoice you sent earlier in the month.
j. You write the check for the interest owed for the month.
k. You adjust the supplies account for $300 of sheet music that you gave to students.
l. You record one month of depreciation on the pianos.
2. Make a list of the assets and liabilities you would want to keep track of in a company you owned. What types of revenues would you have? What types of expenses would you want to track?
3. Look on the Internet for the ?nancial statements of a publicly held company. (If you own stock in a company, look for the financial statements in the last annual report you received.) OR ask your employer if you can look at a set of the company

Answer:

I used an excel spreadsheet to record this transactions on an accounting equation.  

Practice Makes Perfect, Inc.

Income Statement

For the month ended July 31, 202x

Revenues                                               $2,000

Expenses:

Net income                                             ($1,967)

Practice Makes Perfect, Inc.

Balance Sheet

For the month ended July 31, 202x

Assets:

Total assets                                         $150,533

Liabilities:

Total liabilities                                      $52,500

Stockholders' equity

Total stockholders' equity                  $98,033

Total liabilities + equity                      $150,533        

Which of the following goods would be considered an elastic in demand?
1.) Milk
2.)candy
3.) designer clothes
4.) television

Faughn Corporation has provided the following data concerning manufacturing overhead for July:
Actual manufacturing overhead incurred $69,000
Manufacturing overhead applied to Work in Process $79,000
The company's Cost of Goods Sold was $243,000 prior to closing out its Manufacturing Overhead account. The company closes out its Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold. Which of the following statements is true?
A) Manufacturing Overhead account is $233,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the Manufacturing Overhead account is $233,000.
B) Manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the Manufacturing Overhead account is $233,000
C) Manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $10,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the Manufacturing Overhead account is $253,000
D) Manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $10,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the Manufacturing Overhead account is $253,000
Faughn Corporation is a manufacturer that uses job-order costing. The company has supplied the following data for the just completed year:
Raw materials purchased on account $475,000
Raw materials (all direct) requisitioned for use in production $476,000
Direct labor cost $640,000
Manufacturing overhead:
Indirect labor cost $174,000
Other manufacturing overhead costs incurred $498,000
Cost of goods manufactured $1,672,500
Cost of goods sold (unadjusted) $1,469,000
The journal entry to record the transfer of completed goods from Work in Process to Finished Goods is:_____.
A. Finished Goods 1,672,500
Work in Process 1,672,500
B. Work in Process 1,469,000
Finished Goods 1,469,000
C. Finished Goods 1,469,000
Work in Process 1,469,000
D. Work in Process 1,672,500
Finished Goods 1,672,500

Which situation exemplifies public action?

A. The mafia in Cedia Republic demands "protection money" from successful domestic business owners.

B. Cedian proprietors in the hospitality industry often complain about protection rackets by criminal groups.

C. Government bureaucrats demand bribes from international businesses in return for the rights to operate in Cedia Republic.

D. The Cedian government has been criticized for its inability to curb theft of trade secrets of international businesses by private domestic owners.

E. To promote the Cedian culture, the government allows movies based on Cedian history to be made tax-free.

On December 31, 2021, Interlink Communications issued 5% stated rate bonds with a face amount of $113 million. The bonds mature on December 31, 2051. Interest is payable annually on each December 31, beginning in 2022. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $). Determine the price of the bonds on December 31, 2021, assuming that the market rate of interest for similar bonds was 6%.
Table values are based on:
n = 30
i = 6%
Cash Flow Amount Present Value
Interest $111,300,000 $74,454,240
Principal $100,000,000 $13,137,000
Price of bonds $87,591,240

Cool Car Motors assembles and sells motor vehicles and uses standard costing. Actual data relating to April and May 2014 are as follows:
The selling price per vehicle is $27000. The budgeted level of production used to calculate the budgeted fixed manufacturing cost per unit is 500 units. There are no price, efficiency, or spending variances. Any production-volume variance is written off to cost of goods sold in the month in which it occurs.
Requirements:
Prepare April and May 2014 income statements for Cool Car Motors under (a) variable costing and (b) absorption costing.
Prepare a numerical reconciliation and explanation of the difference between operating income for each month under variable costing and absorption costing.
Unit data April May
Beginning Inventory 0 100
Production 500 425
Sales 400 495
Variable Costs
Manufacturing cost/unit produced $11000 $11000
Operating (marketing) cost/unit sold 3200 3200
Fixed costs
Manufacturing costs $2000000 $2000000
Operating (marketing) costs 550000 550000

The March 29, 2012, edition of the Wall Street Journal Online contains an article by Miguel Bustillo entitled, "Best Buy Forced to Rethink Big Box." The article explains how the 1,100 giant stores, which enabled Best Buy to obtain its position as the largest retailer of electronics, are now reducing the company’s profitability and even threatening its survival. The problem is that many customers go to Best Buy stores to see items but then buy them for less from online retailers. As a result, Best Buy recently announced that it would close 50 stores and switch to smaller stores. However, some analysts think that these changes are not big enough.
Suppose the following data were extracted from the 2017 and 2012 annual reports of Best Buy. (All amounts are in millions).
2017 2016 2012 2011
Total assets at year-end $17,729 $18,390 $11,880 $10,234
Net sales 50,308 30,768
Net income 1,301 1,143
Using the data above.
Compute the profit margin, asset turnover, and return on assets for 2017 and 2012.

Presented below is information related to Windsor Company.

Oct. 1 Diane Lexington begins business as a real estate agent with a cash investment of $16,800 in exchange for common stock.
2 Hires an administrative assistant.
3 Purchases office furniture for $2,500, on account.
6 Sells a house and lot for N. Fennig; bills N. Fennig $3,400 for realty services performed.
27 Pays $1,100 on the balance related to the transaction of October 3.
30 Pays the administrative assistant $2,650 in salary for October.

Required:
Journalize the transactions.

Oct. 1 Stockholders invest $33,540 in exchange for common stock of the corporation 2 Hires an administrative assistant at an annual salary of $41,520. 3 Buys office furniture for $3,690, on account. 6 Sells a house and lot for E. C. Roads; commissions due from Roads, $11,190 (not paid by Roads at this time) 10 Receives cash of $155 as commission for acting as rental agent renting an apartment. 27 Pays $660 on account for the office furniture purchased on October 3. 30 Pays the administrative assistant $3,460 in salary for October.
Journalize the transactions. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the the problem.)
Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

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On December 31, 2021, the end of the fiscal year, Revolutionary Industries completed the sale of its robotics business for $13.0 million. The robotics business segment qualifies as a component of the entity according to GAAP. The book value of the assets of the segment was $9.0 million. The income from operations of the segment during 2021 was $6.0 million. Pretax income from continuing operations for the year totaled $14.0 million. The income tax rate is 25%.
Prepare the lower portion of the 2021 income statement beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures. (Amounts to be deducted and negative amounts should be indicated with a minus sign. Enter your answers in whole dollars and not in millions. For example, $4,000,000 rather than $4.)

AAA Inc. has a current debt-to-equity ratio of 3, and is considering expanding its operations into a new industry. Firms in this new industry face a different set of risks than AAA Inc. However, the executives at AAA Inc. observe that a company in the new industry (BBB Inc.) has a cost of equity of 14%, a cost of debt of 7%, and a debt-to-value ratio of 40%. AAA Inc. plans to finance its expansion into the new industry with 50% debt and 50% equity. The cost of debt for AAA Inc. is also 7%, and the corporate tax rate is 25%. Solve for the discount rate that AAA Inc. should use when evaluating whether to go forward with the expansion.

Steve’s Lumber Company features a large selection of materials for flooring, decks, moldings, windows, siding and roofing. It is a small, but profitable family business that is looking to expand. The prices of lumber and other building materials are constantly changing. When a customer places an order, typically inquiring about the price on pre-finished wood flooring, sales representatives consult the catalogue, and a manual price sheet and then call the supplier for the most recent price. The supplier in turn uses a manual price sheet, which has been updated each day. Often the supplier must call back Steve’s reps because the company does not have the newest pricing information immediately on hand. Of course, the customer’s order is delayed until a firm price is determined. Steve has hired you to assess the business impact of the situation.
1. What can be done for them to make this process more efficient.
2. Identify 3 metrics that could be put in place to measure the impact of the existing process on operational efficiency.
3. Explain how information systems could support those changes. Discuss what data the systems should capture and what decisions the system could improve.

D’Lite Dry Cleaners is owned and operated by Joel Palk. A building and equipment are currently being rented, pending expansion to new facilities. The actual work of dry cleaning is done by another company at wholesale rates. The assets, liabilities, and common stock of the business on July 1, 2016, are as follows: Cash, $45,000; Accounts Receivable, $93,000; Supplies, $7,000; Land, $75,000; Accounts Payable, $40,000; Common Stock, $60,000. Business transactionsduring July are summarized as follows:
A. Joel Palk invested additional cash in exchange for common stock with a deposit of $35,000 in the business bank account.
B. Paid $50,000 for the purchase of land adjacent to land currently owned by D’Lite Dry Cleaners as a future building site.
C. Received cash from cash customers for dry cleaning revenue, $32,125.
D. Paid rent for the month, $6,000.
E. Purchased supplies on account, $2,500.
F. Paid creditors on account, $22,800.
G. Charged customers for dry cleaning revenue on account, $84,750.
H. Received monthly invoice for dry cleaning expense for July (to be paid on August 10), $29,500.
I. Paid the following: wages expense, $7,500; truck expense, $2,500; utilities expense, $1,300; miscellaneous expense, $2,700.
J. Received cash from customers on account, $88,000.
K. Determined that the cost of supplies on hand was $5,900; therefore, the cost of supplies used during the month was $3,600.
L. Paid dividends, $12,000.
Required:
1. Determine the amount of retained earnings as of July 1 of the current year.
2. The assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity as of July 1 are stated in equation form similar to that shown in this chapter. In tabular form below the equation, indicate increases and decreases resulting from each transaction and the new balances after each transaction. In each transaction row (rows indicated by a letter), you must indicate the math sign (+ or -) in columns effected by the transaction. You will not need to enter math signs in the balance rows (rows indicated by Bal.). Entries of 0 (zero) are not required and will be cleared if entered.
3.a. Prepare an income statement for the month ended July 31, 2016. Refer to the Accounts in the accounting equation grid and to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. If a net loss has been incurred, enter that amount as a negative number using a minus sign. You will not need to enter colons (:) on the income statement.
3.b. Prepare a retained earnings statement for the month ended July 31, 2016. Refer to the lists of Accounts in the accounting equation grid and to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. The word "Less" or "Add" is not needed in the Retained Earnings Statement.
3.c. Prepare a balance sheet as of July 31, 2016. Refer to the Accounts in the accounting equation grid and to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading.
4. Prepare a statement of cash flows for July. Enter amounts that represent cash outflows as negative numbers using a minus sign. Refer to the list of Labels and Amount Descriptions for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Be sure to complete the statement heading. You will not need to enter colons (:) or the word Deduct on the statement.
Labels Cash flows from financing activities, Cash flows from investing activities, Cash flows from operating activities, ExpensesFor the Month Ended July 31, 2016, July 31, 2016
Amount Descriptions Additional investment during July, Cash balance, July 1, 2016, Cash balance, July 31, 2016, Cash payments for expenses and payments to creditors, Cash received from customers, Cash received from issuing common stock, Decrease in retained earnings, Dividends, Increase in retained earnings, Net cash flows from financing activities, Net cash flows from investing activities, Net cash flows from operating activities, Net cash flows used for financing activities, Net cash flows used for investing activities, Net cash flows used for operating activities, Net decrease in cash during July, Net income, Net increase in cash during July. Net loss, Purchase of land, Retained earnings, July 1, 2016, Retained earnings, July 31, 2016, Total assets, Total expenses, Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity, Total stockholders’ equity

Workman Software has 11.2 percent coupon bonds on the market with 20 years to maturity. The bonds make semiannual payments and currently sell for 108.4 percent of par. a. What is the current yield on the bonds

Duc has been employed by Longbow Corporation for 25 years. During that time, he bought an annuity at a cost of $50 per month ($15,000 total cost). The annuity will pay him $200 per month after he reaches age 65. When Duc dies, his wife, Annika, will continue to receive the annuity until her death. Duc turns 65 in April 2019 and receives 8 payments on the contract. Annika is age 60 when the annuity payments begin.

Required:
a. How much gross income does Duc have from the contract in the current year?
b. Assume that Duc dies on April 2, 2025. How does Annika account for the contract in 2025?
c. Assume the same facts as in part b and that Annika dies on August 4, 2032. How does the executor of Annika's estate account for the contract in the year of her death?

A copy company wants to expand production. It currently has 20 workers who share eight copiers. Two months ago, the firm added two copiers and output increased by 100,000 pages per day. One month ago, they added five workers and productivity also increased by 50,000 pages per day. Copiers cost about twice as much as workers. Would you recommend they hire another employee or buy another copier?

Dr. Jake Lambert signed an employment agreement with Baptist Health Services, Inc., to provide cardiothoracic-surgery services to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Inc., in Oxford, Mississippi. Complaints about Lambert’s behavior arose almost immediately. His work was evaluated by a team of doctors and psychologists, who diagnosed him as suffering from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and concluded that he was unfit to practice medicine. Based on this conclusion, the hospital suspended his staff privileges. Citing the suspension, Baptist Health Services claimed that Lambert had breached his employment contract. What is Lamberts R this claim? Explain.

Match each term on the left with the best definition on the right. Note: Not all definitions will be used.
A. Materials that cannot be directly or conveniently traced to a specific unit or job.
B. Total production cost assigned to goods that were produced during the period.
C. Cost of materials purchased from suppliers that have not yet been used in production.
D. Actual amount of indirect manufacturing costs incurred during the period.
E. Materials that can be directly and conveniently traced to a specific unit or job.
F. Indirect manufacturing costs that have been assigned to a specific unit or job using a predetermined overhead rate.
G. Cost of units or jobs that are incomplete at any given point in time.
H. Total manufacturing cost of jobs or units sold during the period.
I. Costs of all units completed and ready for sale at any given point in time.
1. Actual manufacturing overhead 2. Applied manufacturing overhead 3. Cost of goods manufactured 4. Cost of goods sold 5. Direct materials 6. Finished goods 7. Indirect materials 8. Raw material inventory 9. Work in process inventory

On December 31, 2016, the manager of Jordan Creek Apartments noticed that four tenants had not paid their December rent amounting to $500 each. The manager spoke to each tenant individually and was promised by all 4 that the rent would be paid by January 15, 2017. Assuming the tenants follow through and make their payments by January 15, 2017, Jordan Creek should make the following entry as of December 31, 2016:______.
Cash (dr) $2,000
Rental Receivable (cr) $2,000
A. True
B. False

Broussard Skateboard's sales are expected to increase by 25% from $9.0 million in 2019 to $11.25 million in 2020. Its assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2019. Broussard is already at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. At the end of 2019, current liabilities were $1.4 million, consisting of $450,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $450,000 of accruals. The after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 6%, and the forecasted payout ratio is 40%. Use the AFN equation to forecast Broussard's additional funds needed for the coming year. Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as $1,200,000. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Makers Corp. had additions to retained earnings for the year just ended of $174,000. The firm paid out $190,000 in cash dividends, and it has ending total equity of $4.95 million. The company currently has 140,000 shares of common stock outstanding.

a. What are earnings per share?

b. What are dividends per share ?

c. What is the book value per share?

d. If the stock currently sells for $86 per share, what is the market-to-book ratio?

e. What is the price-earnings ratio?

f. If the company had sales of $4.69 million, what is the price-sales ratio?

The following information is provided for the Moon Antenna, Corp., which manufactures two products: Lo-Gain antennas and Hi-Gain antennas for use in remote areas EEB (Click the icon to view the information.) Activity Cost Allocation Base 58,000 Number of setups 30,000 Number of machine hours 88,000 Set up Machine maintenance Total indirect manufacturing costs Direct labor hours Number of setups Number of machine hours Lo-Gain 1,600 25 3,900 Hi-Gain 400 25 2,100 Total 2,000 50 6,000 Moon plans to produce 225 Lo-Gain antennas and 275 units of Hi-Gain antennas Requirements 1. Compute the ABC indirect manufacturing cost per unit for each product. 2. Compute the indirect manufacturing cost per unit using direct labor hours for the traditional single plantwide allocation rate system
Requirement 1. Compute the ABC indirect manufacturing cost per unit for each product. Begin by selecting the formula to calculate the predetermined overhead (OH) allocation rate. Then enter the amounts to compute the allocation rateor each activity. Round your answers to the nearest cent.) Predetermined OH allocation rate Setup Machine maintenance Next, select the formula to allocate overhead (OH) costs Allocated mfg. overhead costs Compute the total activity-based costs allocated to Lo-Gain antennas, and then compute the cost per unit for Lo-Gain antennas. Finally, compute the total activity-based costs allocated to Hi-Gain antennas then compute the cost per unit for Hi-Gain antennas. (Round the cost per unit to the nearest cent.) Lo-Gain Hi-Gain Setup Machine maintenance Total activity-based costs Number of units Activity-based cost per unit
Requirement 2. Compute the indirect manufacturing cost per unit using direct labor hours from the single-allocation-base system. First, compute the predetermined overhead (OH) allocation rate. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) The predetermined overhead (OH) allocation rate is S Compute the manufacturing cost allocated to Lo-Gain antennas, and then compute the indirect manufacturing cost per unit for Lo-Gain antennas. Then, compute the manufacturing cost allocated to Hi-Gain antennas and the indirect manufacturing cost per unit for Lo-Gain Lo-Gain Hi-Gain
Total indirect costs allocated Number of units Indirect cost per unit

If steak and potatoes are complements, when the price of steak goes down, the demand curve for potatoes:

There is $257 in your account and you earn simple interest of 3.2% for 5 years. What is your new balance?

Jingfei, an employee of Chinese origin, works as a sales representative at Global Recyclers International. Her supervisor, Ralph, persistently refers to her as "Julie" instead of "Jingfei." Although she objects and asks to be called by her rightful name, Ralph continues to call her "Julie" for over a year and justifies his actions by saying that an American-sounding name would increase her chances of success and would be more acceptable to Global's clientele. Jingfei brings a complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Which of the following holds true in this case? a) Global Recyclers International will not be liable to Jingfei because the use of "Julie" is neither a racial epithet nor a description of her physical ethnic traits. b) Global Recyclers International will not be liable to Jingfei because Ralph did not intend his use of "Julie" to be derogatory of her national origin. c) Global Recyclers International will be liable to Jingfei because Title VII provides protection against discrimination based on a victim's country of citizenship. d) Global Recyclers International will be liable to Jingfei because ethnic characteristics go beyond skin color and other physical traits and can include names.

Governments most often influence market conditions by:
A. setting up natural monopolies for essential services.
B. increasing barriers to entry in pure competition markets.
C. encouraging price fixing by corporations in an oligopoly.
D. paying research and development costs for corporations

Tim, a cash-basis taxpayer, incorporates his sole proprietorship. He transfers the following items to newly created Wren Corporation:


Adjusted Basis Fair Market Value
Cash $10,000 $10,000
Building 100,000 160,000
Mortgage payable (secured by the building and held for 5 years) 120,000 120,000

With respect to this transaction, Select one:

a. Wren Corporation's basis in the building is $100,000.
b. Tim has no recognized gain.
c. Tim has a recognized gain of $20,000.
d. Tim has a recognized gain of $10,000.

Suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of hamburgers is $7 each. Indicate the followings whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it is binding or nonbinding.

a. The government has instituted a legal minimum price of $5 each for hamburgers.
b. The government prohibits fast-food restaurants from selling hamburgers for more than $5 each.
c. Due to new regulations, fast-food restaurants that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from doing so.

Tom Zopf owns and manages a computer repair service, which had the following trial balance on December 31, 2016 (the end of its fiscal year).TABLETTE REPAIR SERVICE, INC.Trial BalanceDecember 31, 2016 Debit CreditCash $ 7,900 Accounts Receivable 15,700 Supplies 12,500 Prepaid Rent 3,200 Equipment 20,300 Accounts Payable $19,000Common Stock 30,100Retained Earnings 10,500$59,600 $59,600Summarized transactions for January 2017 were as follows:1. Advertising costs, paid in cash, $1,1702. Additional supplies acquired on account $3,6703. Miscellaneous expenses, paid in cash, $1,7904. Cash collected from customers in payment of accounts receivable $12,1605. Cash paid to creditors for accounts payable due $12,2406. Repair services performed during January: for cash $6,870; on account $8,6707. Wages for January, paid in cash, $2,2308. Dividends during January were $2,690Open T-accounts for each of the accounts listed in the trial balance, and enter the opening balances for 2017.

Developing Business Writing TechniquesYou can improve your message by using mechanical emphasis, parallelism, voice, and well-placed descriptions.One way to achieve emphasis is through mechanical devices.Complete the following sentence. —used sparingly—can be an effective way to emphasize explanatory information.You can also improve your messages through stylistic emphasis in sentnce structure and word choice. Which of the following stylistic devices can be used to achieve emphasis? Check all that apply.Position important ideas first or last in a sentence.Use complex sentence patterns.Use general terms.Label descriptive modifiers.Use vivid words.In some cases it is necessary to de-emphasize an idea, such as bad nes. Does the following selection emphasize or de-emphasize the bad news?While we are unable to renew your contract for the upcoming year, we hope to have the position reposted once the funds are available.EmphasizeDe-emphasizeWhen you compose messages, you may use the active or passive voiceto convey meaning. Most business messages use the active voice. Which of the following are instances when you would use the passive voice in a business message? Check all that apply.To emphasize an action instead of the recipient of an actionTo avoid beginning the sentence with itTo create confusion for your readerTo conceal the doer of an actionDoes the following sentence use the active or passive voice?The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Christina Balian.PassiveActiveParallel sentences are balanced and easy for readers to understand. Choose which sentence has the better parallel structure.If you write well, speak well, and use good interpersonal skills, you will do well in this corporation.If you write well, speak well, and are using good interpersonal skills, you will do well in this corporation.Choose the best revision to the following sentence.Teagan saw the recommendations flipping through the report.Flipping through the report, Teagan saw the recommendations.Teagan saw the recommendations, flipping through the report.Effective business writers use various techniques to improve their messages. How could the following selection be improved?Because of the snowstorm, the roads are closed and the trains aren’t running, the office will be closed today.The problem in this ineffective selection is:Passive voiceNot emphasizing important ideasSentence length/comprehension rateWriters should use words carefully and construct sentences skillfully to emphasize main ideas and de-emphasize minor ideas.Choose the best responseWhich of the following emphasizes the main idea?We have now successfully concluded our interview process and you have passed.Congratulations! We would like to offer you the position of senior analyst.