The management of russel inc. is trying to decide whether it can increase its dividends. during the current year, it reported net income of $875,000. it had cash provided by operating activities of $643,000, paid cash dividends of $80,000 and had capital expenditures of $280,000. compute the companys free cash flow and discuss whether an increase in the dividend appears warranted. what other factors should be contributed?

Why are the four primary service outputs of spatial convenience, lot size, waiting time, and product variety important to logistics management? provide examples of competing firms that differ in the level of each service output provided to customers?

In early january, burger mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the crispy taco restaurant chain. the purchase price allocation included the following items: $4 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. burger mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. what is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in burger mania's income statement for the first year ended december 31 related to these items?

Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment.b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock.c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year.d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash.e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.