Answer: Planning
Explanation: Planning refers to the process of setting goals and procedures and determining the need of resources to accomplish those goals.
In the given case, Hazel has already set her goal of providing the best ice cream in the market. Now she needs to set the procedures of how she can do so in an ethical manner. She has to determine the processes and rules she need to make to achieve the objective of ethical culture in her organisation.
Hence from the above we can conclude that in the planning phase.
Explanation:
The journal entries are shown below:
On October 12
Purchases ($47,500 x 0.99) $47,025
To Account Payable $47,025
(Being the purchase of merchandise is recorded)
On October 12
Freight In $670
To Cash $670
(Being the freight charges is recorded)
On October 31
Account Payable $47,025
To Interest Expense $475
To Cash $47,500
(Being the payment for purchases is recorded)
Account Receivable $31,400
to Sales Revenue $31,400
(To record the sales on account)
On October 31
Cost of Goods Sold $20,550
Ending Inventory $59,145
To Beginning Inventory $32,000
To Purchases $47,025
To Freight In $670
(Being recording the adjusting entry is made)
