Alvez reports net income of $327,500 for the year ended december 31. it also reports $105,400 depreciation expense and an $11,350 loss on the sale of equipment. its comparative balance sheet reveals a $45,600 increase in accounts receivable, an $11,550 decrease in prepaid expenses, a $17,450 increase in accounts payable, a $14,300 decrease in wages payable, an $84,900 increase in equipment, and a $113,500 decrease in notes payable. calculate the net increase in cash for the year.

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $

By 2020, automobile market analysts expect that the demand for electric autos will increase as buyers become more familiar with the technology. however, the costs of producing electric autos may increase because of higher costs for inputs (e.g., rare earth elements), or they may decrease as the manufacturers learn better assembly methods (i.e., learning by doing). what is the expected impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity for electric autos?