For the just completed year, Hanna Company had net income of $41,500. Balances in the companys current asset and current liability accounts at the beginning and end of the year were as follows: December 31
End of Year Beginning of Year
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 57,000 $ 78,000
Accounts receivable $ 162,000 $ 188,000
Inventory $ 442,000 $ 370,000
Prepaid expenses $ 11,500 $ 14,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 370,000 $ 384,000
Accrued liabilities $ 8,500 $ 12,000
Income taxes payable $ 36,000 $ 27,000
The Accumulated Depreciation account had total credits of $48,000 during the year. Hanna Company did not record any gains or losses during the year.
Required: Use the indirect method to determine the net cash provided by (or used in) operating activities for the year.

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

Alpha industries is considering a project with an initial cost of $8 million. the project will produce cash inflows of $1.49 million per year for 8 years. the project has the same risk as the firm. the firm has a pretax cost of debt of 5.61 percent and a cost of equity of 11.27 percent. the debt–equity ratio is .60 and the tax rate is 35 percent. what is the net present value of the project?

Selected transactions of the carolina company are listed below. classify each transaction as either an operating activity, an investing activity, a financing activity, or a noncash activity. 1. common stock is sold for cash above par value. 2. bonds payable are issued for cash at a discount