Japan was isolated during the period of Tokugawa Shogunate ( from the mid 1500s to the mid 1800s ). The reasons why the Shoguns wanted to isolate country from the rest of the world are: foreign influences and the spread of Christianity.
The effects of the isolation:
- The influence of the foreigners was under the control.
- Christianity was forbidden.
- The growth of large centers into cities. The cities were easier to defend, but they relied on the rural communities.
- The wealth of country was increasing.
- China and Korea were allowed limited access.
- The Duch were allowed to trade in certain ports.
Answer no 1
Bringing down the estimate for far fetched accounts makes the benefit bigger by paying off Bad Debt Expense and makes the Balance Sheet look better by exaggerating Assets. Since the contra-resource Allowance for Doubtful Accounts would be downplayed.
Answer no 2
This activity of change the stipends for far fetched accounts isn't inside the rights and zone of control of a director and is a moral infringement. No chief ought to have the option to transform anything inside the bookkeeping capacity. A supervisor ought to deal with the business, not the accounting for that business.
The minimum price that this order could be offered is at cost. Since there are no cost figures in this question, this is the best answer I can give.
You would need to at least sell the item for the amount of money it cost you to make, assemble, and ship the product.