Cash used for purchase of office supplies, $1,900. Cash provided from consulting to customers, $45,600. Cash used for purchase of mining equipment, $73,000. Cash provided from long-term borrowing, $60,000. Cash used for payment of employee salaries, $24,000. Cash used for payment of office rent, $12,000. Cash provided from sale of equipment purchased in c. above, $22,500. Cash used to repay a portion of the long-term borrowing in d. above, $40,000. Cash used to pay office utilities, $4,300. Purchase of company vehicle, paying $10,000 cash. Required: Calculate cash flows from investing activities. (List cash outflows as negative amounts.)

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

Summarize the specific methods used by interest groups in order to influence governmental decisions making in all three branches of government. provide at least two examples from each branch.

Large public water and sewer companies often become monopolies because they benefit from although the company faces high start-up costs, the firm experiences average production costs as it expands and adds more customers. smaller competitors would experience average costs and would be less