A manufacturer provides specialized microchips. During the next 3 months its sales, costs, and available time are Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Chips required 1000 2500 2200 Cost regular time ($/chip) 100 110 120 Cost overtime ($/chip) 110 120 130 Max regular operation time (hr) 2400 2400 2400 Max overtime (hr) 720 720 720 There are no chips in stock at the beginning of first month. It takes 1.6 hr of production time to produce a chip and costs $5 to store a chip from one month to the next. Determine a production schedule that meets the demand requirements, does not exceed the monthly production time limitations, and minimizes cost. Note that no chips should be in stock at the end of the 3 months. Hint: The decision variables are the number of chips to produce each month in regular and over time 10 and number of chips to store in month 1 and 2 for a total of 8 decision variables (4 points).

Data pertaining to the current position of forte company are as follows: cash $437,500 marketable securities 170,000 accounts and notes receivable (net) 320,000 inventories 700,000 prepaid expenses 42,000 accounts payable 240,000 notes payable (short-term) 250,000 accrued expenses 310,000 required: 1. compute (a) the working capital, (b) the current ratio, and (c) the quick ratio. round ratios to one decimal place. 2. compute the working capital, the current ratio, and the quick ratio after each of the following transactions, and record the results in the appropriate columns of the table provided. consider each transaction separately and assume that only that transaction affects the data given. round to one decimal place. a. sold marketable securities at no gain or loss, 75,000. b. paid accounts payable, 135,000. c. purchased goods on account, 100,000. d. paid notes payable, 105,000. e. declared a cash dividend, 125,000. f. declared a common stock dividend on common stock, 45,000. g. borrowed cash from bank on a long-term note, 205,000. h. received cash on account, 130,000. i. issued additional shares of stock for cash, 635,000. j. paid cash for prepaid expenses, 15,000.

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The master manufacturing company has just announced a tender offer for its own common stock. master is offering to buy up to 100% of the company's stock at $20 per share contingent on at least 64% of the outstanding shares being tendered. after the announcement of the offer, the stock closed on the nyse up 2.50 at $18.75. a customer has 100 shares of master stock in his cash account. the customer tells you that he wishes to "cash out" his position. you should recommend that the customer: