New York Production Company uses the indirect method to prepare its statement of cash flows. The Treasury Stock account had a debit balance of at the beginning of the year and a debit balance of at the end of the year. No treasury stock was sold during the year. The financing section of the statement of cash flows will show a positive cash flow of for the buyback of treasury stock. A. True
B. False

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.