For each of the following items, indicate by using the appropriate code letter, how the item should be reported in the statement of cash flows, using the indirect method. decrease in accounts payable during a period declaration and payment of a cash dividend. loss on disposal of land. decrease in accounts receivable during a period. redemption of bonds for cash. proceeds from sale of equipment at book value. issuance of common stock for cash. purchase of a building for cash. acquisition of land in exchange for common stock. increase in inventory during a period. a. cash outflow—financing activity b. cash inflow—investing activity c. deducted from net income d. added to net income e. cash inflow—financing activity f. cash outflow—investing activity g. significant noncash investing and financing activity

Assume the government imposes a $2.25 tax on suppliers, which results in a shift of the supply curve from s1 to s2. the price the seller receives for the product after paying the tax is

Afinancial institution, the thriftem bank, is in the process of formulating its loan policy for the next quarter. a total of $12 million is allocated for that purpose. being a full-service facility, the bank is obligated to grant loans to different clientele. the following table provides the types of loans, the interest rate charged by the bank, and the possibility of bad debt as estimated from past experience. type of loaninterest rateprobability of bad debtpersonal.140.10car.130.07home.1 20.03farm.125.05commercial.100.02 bad debts are assumed unrecoverable and hence produce no interest revenue either. competition with other financial institutions in the area requires that the bank allocate at least 40% of the total funds to farm and commercial loans. to assist the housing industry in the region, home loans must equal at least 50% of the personal, car, and home loans. the bank also has a stated policy specifying that the overall ratio for bad debts on all loans may not exceed .04. formulate this problem as a linear program. define your variables clearly and write all the constraints explaining the significance of each.

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