This pertains to permutations, and since we are fixing the first and last joke's positions based on the information provided, there are 10 remaining jokes to arrange. Any unique ordering of these 10 jokes will yield a different configuration, thereby giving us a total of 10! arrangements, which can be calculated as 10! = 10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1 = 3628800.
Thus, there are 3628800 different sequences to present the old joke first and the new joke at the end.
Net income or (Loss) = $43,128.
The provided information states that:
Elegant Decor Company
Forecasted annual income statement
Under the strategy to eliminate Department 200
Sales = $437,000
Cost of goods sold = $261,000
Gross profit = $176,000
Operating expenses
Direct expenses:
Advertising = $15,500
Store supplies utilized = $4,500
Depreciation of Store Equipment = $4,200
Total Direct Expense = $24,200
Allocated Expenses:
Sales Salaries = $64,000
($104,000-2×$24,200+($31,200÷2) = $40,000)
(104,000-$40,000)
Rental Expenses = $14,180
Bad debt expense = $9,400
Office salary = $15,600
($31,200 - ($31,200 ÷ 2))
Insurance expense = $1,724
($2,200 - $476)
Miscellaneous expense = $3,728
($4,000 - $272)
Total Allocated Expenses = $108,632
Total Expense = $132,872
($108,632 + $24,200)
Net income or (Loss) = $43,128
($176,000 - $132,872)
This indicates an increasing division of labor among employees with varying skills.
