Wells water systems recently reported $8,250 of sales, $4,500 of operating costs other than depreciation, and $950 of depreciation. the company had no amortization charges, it had $3,250 of outstanding bonds that carry a 6.75% interest rate, and its federal-plus-state income tax rate was 35%. in order to sustain its operations and thus generate sales and cash flows in the future, the firm was required to spend $750 to buy new fixed assets and to invest $250 in net operating working capital. how much free cash flow did wells generate?

Sri lanka is one of the major tea producing nations in the world. a substantial portion of the country's annual tea production gets exported to various countries, including the united arab emirates, russia, and other countries in the middle east. given the success in these countries, sri lanka decided to foray into the asian market. research evidence indicated that people in myanmar are major consumers of tea and that there is a high demand for tea in that country. this convinced industry experts in sri lanka that exporting to myanmar was a good idea. even though sri lankan tea was priced competitively, sales in myanmar turned out to be far lower than expected. which of the following, if true, could explain this outcome? a. myanmar exported a substantial amount of its annual tea production that year. b. the tea exported from sri lanka is of the highest quality. c. the myanmar government hiked the minimum wage for labor. d. people in myanmar are willing to pay more for their domestic tea brands than for foreign brands. e. sri lankan tea exports to other asian countries like india and china have also not been very successful.