A merchandising business that sells to other businesses has been in operations for the past five years. Revenues have increase by 20% each year and it been profitable every year. Due to the continued growth in sales each year, the company keeps higher levels of inventory to avoid any lost sales opportunities. The company's suppliers offer credit terms of 1/20, n/ 60 but the company prefers to pay cash when making its purchases. The company also offers it business customers credit terms of 1/10, n/60. Around 75% of its customers pay within the 60 days and the other 25% pay in 90 days. Because the company has been profitable every, it has been paying a generous dividend to its shareholders each year. The company's CEO does not understand why the business is always short on cash yet it is profitable each year. Based on the information the CEO provided about the business, discuss to the possible reasons and solutions the cash flow problems.

At a small store, a customer enters the front door on average every 8 minutes. a prior study indicated that the time between customers entering the front door during weekdays follows an exponential distribution. what is the probability that the time between customers entering the store on a weekday will be less than or equal to 7? select one: a. 62 b. 43 c. 1/8 d. 7/8 e. 58

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

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