Alcoser corporation's most recent balance sheet appears below: comparative balance sheet ending balance beginning balance assets: cash and cash equivalents $ 79 $ 37 accounts receivable 49 52 inventory 69 97 property, plant, and equipment 618 534 less accumulated depreciation 240 222 total assets $ 575 $ 498 liabilities and stockholders' equity: accounts payable $ 57 $ 66 accrued liabilities 33 32 income taxes payable 28 44 bonds payable 245 216 common stock 91 85 retained earnings 121 55 total liabilities and equity $ 575 $ 498 net income for the year was $85. cash dividends were $19. the company did not dispose of any property, plant, and equipment. it did not issue any bonds payable or repurchase any of its own common stock. the following questions pertain to the company's statement of cash flows. the net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the year was:

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?