Dear Fumi,

Thank you for your eighth message. This is the first of two messages

from me. Both messages are my reply to your eighth message.

>

> Dear Dr. M. Susan Stiner,

>

> Thank you for your seventh message. I'm glad that I have received

> a lot of advice for my query, so I'm deeply impressed. I would like to

> discuss it sometimes with you if it's not too much trouble.

No trouble at all. I'll still be at my computer in the summer, if you

want to talk then. Otherwise, we can continue in the fall.

>

> Not having many sunny and warm days in this winter and spring, we

> haven't got a lot of harvest(esp. vegetables) and its price is rather high

> for now. But, we think it will decrease gradually in next a few months as

> local farmer will fill that demand.

Sorry to hear your vegetable and fruit cost is high. I think local food

tastes better, anyway. Trouble is, you have to wait so long for it!

>

> In my homework,

>

> 1, If revenues were $40,000 and all other transactions were the same, Net

> Income is $28,717.

> 2, Net Income is $8,717 if revenues were $30,000 and cost of goods sold

> were $20,000.

> 3, If revenues were $30,000, cost of goods sold were $10,000, and total

> operating expenses were $25,000, Net Loss is $5,000.

All your answers are correct. Good job!

<American teachers are not always this easy! :)>

Thank you for the vocabulary list.

> That's all for this week's assignment.

>

>

> Best regards,

> Fumi

>

Fumi, I hope you enjoy your vacation this summer. See you in October!

In your first message in October, please tell what you did in the summer.

Sincerely,

Prof. M. Susan Stiner