Q In the Metropolis forecast example, we are using cash as a plug number. To keep the examis
simple, we assume that the cash is not sitting in an interest-bearing bank account. Imagine the
cash were in an interest-bearing account, meaning the company would earn interest revenue
based on the cash balance. How would this affect your forecast and forecasting process?

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer