Which of the following is an outflow of cash?
a. the sale of the company's common stock
b. profitable operations
c. the sale of equipment
d. the payment of cash dividends

25. kerry company plans to sell 200,000 units of finished product in july and anticipates a growth rate in sales of 5% per month. the desired monthly ending inventory in units of finished product is 80% of the next month's estimated sales. there are 150,000 finished units in inventory on june 30. kerry company's production requirement in units of finished product for the three-month period ending september 30 is: a. 712,025 units b. 630,500 units c. 664,000 units d. 665,720 units

John is a 45-year-old manager who enjoys playing basketball in his spare time with his teenage sons and their friends. at work he finds that he is better able to solve problems that come up because of his many years of experience, but while on the court, he finds he is not as good keeping track of the ball while worrying about the other players. john's experience is:

Adrawback of short-term contracting as an alternative to making a component in-house is thata. it is the most-integrated alternative to performing an activity so the principal company has no control over the agent. b. the supplying firm has no incentive to make any transaction-specific investments to increase performance or quality. c. it fails to allow a long planning period that individual market transactions provide. d. the buying firm cannot demand lower prices due to the lack of a competitive bidding process.