During Year 1, Hardy Merchandising Company purchased $27,000 of inventory on account. Hardy sold inventory on account that cost $20,300 for $30,400. Cash payments on accounts payable were $16,900. There was $27,100 cash collected from accounts receivable. Hardy also paid $4,700 cash for operating expenses. Assume that Hardy started the accounting period with $21,500 in both cash and common stock. Required a. Identify the events described in the preceding paragraph and show them in a horizontal statements model. The first event is recorded as an example. b. What is the balance of accounts receivable at the end of Year 1

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i. e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant. a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry. b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry. c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry. d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.