Designs reported the following amounts on its balance sheets at December 31, 20182018, 20172017, and 20162016: LOADING...(Click the icon to view the data.) Sales and profits are high. Nevertheless, HarperHarper is experiencing a cash shortage. Perform a vertical analysis of the company's assets at the end of years 20182018, 20172017, and 20162016. Use the analysis to explain the reason for the cash shortage. Perform a vertical analysis of HarperHarper Software's assets at the end of years 20182018, 20172017, and 20162016. (Round your answers to the nearest one-tenth of a percent, X. X%.) Harper Designs, Inc. Vertical Analysis Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 2018 2017 2016 Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Cash $19,950 % $12,700 % $11,575 % Receivables, net 57,000 % 40,640 % 41,670 % Inventory 262,200 % 193,040 % 143,530 % Prepaid expenses 11,400 % 20,320 % 13,890 % Property, plant and equipment, net 219,450 % 241,300 % 252,335 % Total assets $570,000 % $508,000 % $463,000 %

Alandowner entered into a written agreement with a real estate broker whereby the broker would receive a commission of 10% of the sale price if he procured a "ready, willing, and able buyer" for the landowner's property and if the sale actually proceeded through closing. the broker found a buyer who agreed in writing to buy the property from the landowner for $100,000, the landowner's asking price. the buyer put up $6,000 as a down payment. the agreement between the landowner and the buyer contained a liquidated damages clause providing that, if the buyer defaulted by failing to tender the balance due of $94,000 at the closing date, damages would be 10% of the purchase price. the landowner included that clause because she was counting on using the proceeds of the sale for a business venture that would likely net her at least $10,000. the buyer became seriously ill and defaulted. when he recovered, he demanded that the landowner return his $6,000, and the landowner refused. the broker also demanded the $6,000 from the landowner and was refused. the broker and the buyer filed separate suits against the landowner, with the buyer pleading impossibility of performance. the two cases are consolidated into a single case. how should the court rule as to the disposition of the $6,000?

Asupermarket has been experiencing long lines during peak periods of the day. the problem is noticeably worse on certain days of the week, and the peak periods are sometimes different according to the day of the week. there are usually enough workers on the job to open all cash registers. the problem is knowing when to call some of the workers stocking shelves up to the front to work the checkout counters. how might decision models the supermarket? what data would be needed to develop these models?

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