Peterson Enterprises reports the following information: Net income $5,000,000 Depreciation expense 680,000 Loss on the sale of investments 154,000 Increase in accounts receivable 320,000 Peterson should report cash provided by operating activities of:.a. $5,000,000.b. $3,846,000. c. $5,514,000.d. $6,154,000.

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.

Managers in a firm hired to improve the firm's profitability and ultimately the shareholders' value will add to the overall costs if they pursue their own self-interests. what does this best illustrate? a. diseconomies of scale b. principal-agent problem c. experience-curveeffects d. information asymmetries

Which of the following is the term for something that you can't live without 1. need 2. want 3. good 4. service