A cash budget, by quarters, is given below for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of at least $5,000 to start each quarter. Fill in the missing amounts. (Enter your answers in thousands of dollars. Cash deficiencies and Repayments should be indicated by a minus sign.) Cash Budget Quarter (000 omitted)
1 2 3 4 Year
Cash balance, beginning $ 9
Add collections from customers 107 367
Total cash available 74
Less disbursements:
Purchase of inventory 46 56 30
Selling and administrative expenses 32 30 109
Equipment purchases 9 9 21 49
Dividends 2 2 2 2
Total disbursements 99
Excess (deficiency) of cash available over disbursements (10) 9
Financing:
Borrowings 7
Repayments (including interest)* (19)
Total financing
Cash balance, ending
*Interest will total $1,000 for the year.

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

Which of the following best describes why you need to establish goals for your program?

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