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Ryan, a college student, went to see his hair stylist, melissa. ryan, who had black, curly hair, requested straight, blond hair. melissa told him that she could make those changes, but that there would be significant upkeep involved. melissa made the changes, but ryan did not do the upkeep required. ryan proceeded to falsely claim that melissa did not do what ryan asked her to do, that melissa lied to him, and that melissa was professionally incompetent. ryan made the statements about melissa to friends of his. he also wrote a letter to his college newspaper saying that melissa's shop should be avoided at all costs because melissa was incompetent in fact, melissa was a good hair stylist and enjoyed a good reputation up until the time that ryan started his criticism, melissa threatened to sue ryan for defamation, but ryan told melissa that she could not prevail because she could not prove loss of income. melissa had to admit that while her reputation had been damaged somewhat and she felt embarrassed and humiliated, the damage was primarily among the college population. her income kept increasing from other segments of the community, and she had suffered no net loss. all her appointment times were booked for weeks ahead. which of these apply to the defamation printed in the school newspaper? a. it is libel but not slander. it is slander but not libel. b. it is both libel and slander. c. no tort was committed because the falsehood involved matters of appearance, not business-related matters. d. no tort was committed because an editorial, not a formal news report, was involved.
Waterways Corporation is preparing its budget for the coming year, 2020. The first step is to plan for the first quarter of that coming year. The company has gathered information from its managers in preparation of the budgeting process. Sales Unit sales for November 2019 112,000Unit sales for December 2019 102,000Expected unit sales for January 2020 114,000Expected unit sales for February 2020 114,000Expected unit sales for March 2020 116,000Expected unit sales for April 2020 126,000Expected unit sales for May 2020 136,000Unit selling price $12Waterways likes to keep 10% of the next months unit sales in ending inventory. All sales are on account. 85% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month of sale, and 15% of the Accounts Receivable are collected in the month after sale. Accounts receivable on December 31, 2019, totaled $183,600. Direct MaterialsDirect materials cost 80 cents per pound. Two pounds of direct materials are required to produce each unit. Waterways likes to keep 5% of the materials needed for the next month in its ending inventory. Raw Materials on December 31, 2019, totaled 11,400 pounds. Payment for materials is made within 15 days. 50% is paid in the month of purchase, and 50% is paid in the month after purchase. Accounts Payable on December 31, 2019, totaled $103,740. Direct LaborLabor requires 12 minutes per unit for completion and is paid at a rate of $6 per hour. Manufacturing OverheadIndirect materials 30 per labor hourIndirect labor 50 per labor hourUtilities 40 per labor hourMaintenance 30 per labor hourSalaries $41,000 per monthDepreciation $18,500 per monthProperty taxes $2,900 per monthInsurance $1,200 per monthMaintenance $1,400 per monthSelling and AdministrativeVariable selling and administrative cost per unit is $1. 60. Advertising $16,000 a monthInsurance $1,600 a monthSalaries $73,000 a monthDepreciation $2,400 a monthOther fixed costs $3,100 a monthOther InformationThe Cash balance on December 31, 2019, totaled $103,000, but management has decided it would like to maintain a cash balance of at least $800,000 beginning on January 31, 2020. Dividends are paid each month at the rate of $2. 30 per share for 4,800 shares outstanding. The company has an open line of credit with Romneys Bank. The terms of the agreement requires borrowing to be in $1,000 increments at 6% interest. Waterways borrows on the first day of the month and repays on the last day of the month. A $520,000 equipment purchase is planned for February. For the first quarter of 2020, prepare a cash budget. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e. G. 2,520. )