Scranton, Inc. reports net income of $230,000 for the year ended December 31. It also reports $87,700 depreciation expense and a $5,000 gain on the sale of equipment. Its comparative balance sheet reveals a $35,500 decrease in accounts receivable, a $15,750 increase in accounts payable, and a $12,500 decrease in wages payable. Calculate the cash provided (used) in operating activities using the indirect method.

The digby's workforce complement will grow by 20% (rounded to the nearest person) next year. ignoring downsizing from automating, what would their total recruiting cost be? assume digby spends the same amount extra above the $1,000 recruiting base as they did last year. select: 1 $2,840,000 $3,408,000 $570,000 $475,000

Which of the following is an example of formal management controls? answers: a firm's culturethe willingness of employees to monitor each otherbudgeting and reporting activitiesmanagerial motivation

You have just been hired as a financial analyst for barrington industries. unfortunately, company headquarters (where all of the firm's records are kept) has been destroyed by fire. so, your first job will be to recreate the firm's cash flow statement for the year just ended. the firm had $100,000 in the bank at the end of the prior year, and its working capital accounts except cash remained constant during the year. it earned $5 million in net income during the year but paid $800,000 in dividends to common shareholders. throughout the year, the firm purchased $5.5 million of machinery that was needed for a new project. you have just spoken to the firm's accountants and learned that annual depreciation expense for the year is $450,000; however, the purchase price for the machinery represents additions to property, plant, and equipment before depreciation. finally, you have determined that the only financing done by the firm was to issue long-term debt of $1 million at a 6% interest rate. what was the firm's end- of-year cash balance? recreate the firm's cash flow statement to arrive at your answer