1. How do small businesses manage the trade-offs between social, environmental, and financial performance in a retail industry

2. How do retail firms manage sustainable management accounting practices

3. What are the main financial challenges of sustainable management accounting practices

Required Task 1 Become familiar with your data file. Make certain that your data is complete and accurate before performing any analysis. Complete the following using Excel: 1. You've been told that the accounts receivable balance on the general ledger at December 31, 2015, is $684,491.19. You also know that as a start-up company, the beginning accounts receivable balance is zero. You are also told that there are no returns or write-offs in 2015. Verify this balance. 2. You've also been told that TechWear only conducts business with the following 15 approved customers. Validate that there are no other customer names and that no customer names are misspelled. Bigmart Cool Threads Corner Runner Cross Country Mart Family Fit Fit N Fun Goodway Neighborhood Athletic Supply Northern Lites Runner's Market Southeast Regional Southern Runners Super Runners Mark ValueChoice Urban Runner 3. The sales transaction log shows that 230 sales were transacted this year, beginning with transaction 1001. Verify that the data for all of these invoices has been captured and that there are no additional invoices or duplicates included in the file.