Terry wells owns a growing company that makes innovative kitchen appliances. one thing that terry has to continually work at is to keep enough cash on hand to make sure she has sufficient liquidity to meet her payroll and cover her other short-term obligations. the day-to-day challenge of firm growth this example is referring to is

Ski powder resort ends its fiscal year on april 30. the business adjusts its accounts monthly, but closes them only at year-end (april 30). the resort's busy season is from december 1 through march 31. adrian pride, the resort's chief financial officer, the museums a close watch on lift ticket revenue and cash. the balances of these accounts at the end of each of the last five months are as follows: