I believe the answer is a circut breaker
Answer:
Purchases is $3400 million
Explanation:
Cost of goods formula comes readily helpful in this case.
Cost of goods sold=beginning inventory+purchases-ending inventory
by arranging the formula,the purchases formula is given thus:
Purchases=cost of goods sold-beginning inventory+ending inventory
cost of goods sold is $2,900 million
ending inventory is $4,600 million
beginning inventory is $4,100 million
purchases=($2,900-$4,100+$4,600) million
purchases=3400 million
Marginal cost is the incremental cost incurred for one additional unit.
Marginal benefit is the incremental benefit gained from the one additional unit.
The maximized utility is the concept of getting maximum values from the minimum expenditure.
If you decide to eat one more chip. the change in the total amount gained that comes from this action is the Marginal benefit.
Hence the correct answer is the <u>Marginal benefit</u>
The bad debts expense signifies the straight write off of
the bad accounts which is the $20,000 along with an increase in the allowance which
is an approximation of the bad accounts to be written off in the future which
is the $3,000. The growth in the allowance account cannot be subtracted.
