For each of the following transactions, indicate whether the cash flow is an operating, investing, or financing activity for purposes of preparing a statement of cash flows. In addition, be specific with respect to whether the activity leads to an inflow of cash or an outflow of cash from the company's perspective. A company pays salaries to employees. Choose... A company receives cash for services it will perform in the future. Choose... A company pays back the principal on a bank loan evidenced by a promissory note. financing activity - outflow of cash Choose... A company sells equipment previously used in its business for cash. A company makes a cash purchase of equipment to be used in its business. investing activity - outflow of cash A company pays a cash dividend to its stockholders. Choose...

In december of 2004, the company you own entered into a 20-year contract with a grain supplier for daily deliveries of grain to its hot dog bun manufacturing facility. the contract called for "10,000 pounds of grain" to be delivered to the facility at the price of $100,000 per day. until february 2017, the supplier provided processed grain which could easily be used in your manufacturing process. however, no longer wanting to absorb the cost of having the grain processed, the supplier began delivering whole grain. the supplier is arguing that the contract does not specify the type of grain that would be supplied and that it has not breached the contract. your company is arguing that the supplier has an onsite processing plant and processed grain was implicit to the terms of the contract. over the remaining term of the contract, reshipping and having the grain processed would cost your company approximately $10,000,000, opposed to a cost of around $1,000,000 to the supplier. after speaking with in-house counsel, it was estimated that litigation would cost the company several million dollars and last for years. weighing the costs of litigation, along with possible ambiguity in the contract, what are three options you could take to resolve the dispute? which would be the best option for your business and why?

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You plan to invest some money in a bank account. which of the following banks provides you with the highest effective rate of interest? hint: perhaps this problem requires some calculations. bank 1; 6.1% with annual compounding. bank 2; 6.0% with monthly compounding. bank 3; 6.0% with annual compounding. bank 4; 6.0% with quarterly compounding. bank 5; 6.0% with daily (365-day) compounding.