Exercise 9-3 Here is financial information for Kingbird, Inc. December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 Current assets $109,400 $ 92,200 Plant assets (net) 402,200 353,400 Current liabilities 101,200 68,400 Long-term liabilities 125,400 92,200 Common stock, $1 par 133,400 118,400 Retained earnings 151,600 166,600 Prepare a schedule showing a horizontal analysis for 2017, using 2016 as the base year. (If amount and percentage are a decrease show the numbers as negative, e. g. -55,000, -20% or (55,000), (20%). Round percentages to 1 decimal place, e. g. 12.1%.)

Michigan mattress company is considering the purchase of land and the construction of a new plant. the land, which would be bought immediately (at t = 0), has a cost of $100,000 and the building, which would be erected at the end of the first year (t = 1), would cost $500,000. it is estimated that the firm's afterminustax cash flow will increase by $100,000 starting at the end of the second year, and that this incremental flow would increase at a 10 percent rate annually over the next 10 years. what is the approximate payback period?

Cadbury has a chocolate factory in dunedin, new zealand. for easter, it makes two kinds of “easter eggs”: milk chocolate and dark chocolate. it cycles between producing milk and dark chocolate eggs. the table below provides data on these two products. demand (lbs per hour) milk: 500 dark: 200 switchover time (minutes) milk: 60 dark: 30 production rate per hour milk: 800 dark: 800 for example, it takes 30 minutes to switch production from milk to dark chocolate. demand for milk chocolate is higher (500lbs per hour versus 200 lbs per hour), but the line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 800 lbs per hour. a : suppose cadbury produces 2,334lbs milk chocolate and 1,652 lbs of dark chocolate in each cycle. what would be the maximum inventory (lbs) of milk chocolate? b : how many lbs of milk and dark chocolate should be produced with each cycle so as to satisfy demand while minimizing inventory?

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