Ben and Carla Manchester plan to buy a condominium. They will obtain a $210,000, 20-year mortgage at 8.0 percent. Their annual property taxes are expected to be $2,676. Property insurance is $1,296 a year, and the condo association fee is $305 a month. Based on these items, determine the total monthly housing payment for the Manchesters. Use Exhibit 9-9. (Round time value factor to 2 decimal places and final answer to the nearest whole number.)

•broussard skateboard’s sales are expected to increase by 15% from $8 million in 2016 to $9.2 million in 2017. its assets totaled $5 million at the end of 2016. broussard is already at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. at the end of 2016, current liabilities were $1.4 million, consisting of $450,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $450,000 of accruals. the after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 6%, and the forecasted payout ratio is 40%. use the afn equation to forecast broussard’s additional funds needed for the coming year

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.

Karen is working on classifying all her company’s products in terms of whether they have strong or weak market share and whether this share is in a slow or growing market. what type of strategic framework is she using?