Use the following information for Taco Swell, Inc., (assume the tax rate is 22 percent):
2017 2018
Sales $ 23,549 $ 19,188
Depreciation 2,516 2,624
Cost of goods sold 6,390 6,871
Other expenses 1,441 1,248
Interest 1,180 1,395
Cash 8,746 9,667
Accounts receivable 11,628 13,902
Short-term notes payable 1,814 1,781
Long-term debt 29,480 35,579
Net fixed assets 73,091 78,030
Accounts payable 6,353 7,060
Inventory 20,662 22,002
Required:
(a) For 2018, calculate the cash flow from assets, cash flow to creditors, and cash flow to stockholders. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
Dividends 2,679 2,454

Suppose that kenji, an economist from an am talk radio program, and lucia, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over health insurance. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: lucia: a popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. kenji: i think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. lucia: i disagree. i think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials. minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than them. tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

Describe a real or made-up but possible example of a situation where an employee faces a conflict of interest. explain at least two things the company could do to make sure the employee won't be tempted into unethical behavior by that conflict of interest. (3.0 points)

Which of the statements best describes why the aggregate demand curve is downward sloping? an increase in the aggregate price level causes consumer and investment spending to fall, because consumer purchasing power decreases and money demand increases. as the aggregate price level increases, consumer expectations about the future change. as the aggregate price level decreases, the stock of existing physical capital increases. as a good's price increases, holding all else constant, the good's quantity demanded decreases.