Zaire company had a $26,000 net loss from operations. depreciation expense for the year was $9,600, and a dividend of $2,000 was declared and paid. the balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the beginning and end of the year are as follows:
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cash $3,500 $7,000
accounts receivable 16,000 27,000
inventory 51,000 53,000
prepaid expenses 5,000 9,000
accounts payable 12,000 8,000
accrued liabilities 6,000 7,600
required :
1. did zaire company's operating activities provide or use cash? use the indirect method to determine your answer. use negative signs with cash outflow answers and to indicate operating activities used cash, if applicable.

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

12. to produce a textured purée, you would use a/an a. food processor. b. wide-mesh sieve. c. immersion blender d. food mill.

The common stock of ncp paid $1.35 in dividends last year. dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5.30 percent for an indefinite number of years. a. if ncp's current market price is $22.57 per share, what is the stock's expected rate of return? b. if your required rate of return is 7.3 percent, what is the value of the stock for you? c. should you make the investment? a. if ncp's current market price is $22.57 per share, the stock's expected rate of return is