Korey's perceptual bias is the fundamental attribution.
Fundamental attribution occurs if an individual tries to explain the behavior of another person based on his/her personality, rather than based on the situation.
This type of bias is shown by Korey because he:
Thinks the employee is lazy, which is related to personality features.
He does not consider the situation or the fact the employee needs time to take care of the child, and it is not just avoiding work.
As the name suggests that crowdfunding refers to the funding for a project by having a small amount from the public at large in an internet
Since in the question it is mentioned that the founders should put efforts for giving the high stake of ownership with respect to high contributors before raising the funds to launch a product in the market
But this above requirement should not be necessary
Rick's Internet Corporation balance in retained earnings = $30,000
Appropriated earning for future business expansion = $15,000
This appropriated earning set for future use will have no effect on the total retained earnings, because for appropriate retained earnings, the entry is to debit the retained earnings account.
Also, it would be board's decision if they want to use the money from the retained earnings or add more capital to it.