Fernwood company is preparing the company's statement of cash flows for the fiscal year just ended. the following information is available: retained earnings balance at the beginning of the year $ 308,000 cash dividends declared for the year 68,750 proceeds from the sale of equipment 118,000 gain on the sale of equipment 6,750 cash dividends payable at the beginning of the year 30,250 cash dividends payable at the end of the year 37,500 net income for the year 151,250 the ending balance in retained earnings is:

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?