A cash budget, by quarters, is given below for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of at least $5,000 to start each quarter. Fill in the missing amounts. (Enter your answers in thousands of dollars. Cash deficiencies and Repayments should be indicated by a minus sign.) Quarter (000 omitted)
1 2 3 4 Year
Cash balance, beginning $6
Add collections from customers 96 323
Total cash available 71
Less disbursements:
Purchase of inventory 35 45 35
Selling and administrative expenses 30 30 113
Equipment purchases 8 8 10 36
Dividends 2 2 2 2
Total disbursements 85
Excess (deficiency) of cash available
over disbursements (2) 11
Financing:
Borrowings 15
Repayments (including interest) * (17)
Total financing
Cash balance, ending
*Interest will total $1,000 for the year.

The following information relates to wagner, inc.: advertising costs $ 18 comma 600 administrative salaries 17 comma 800 delivery vehicle depreciation 1 comma 500 factory repair and maintenance 600 indirect labor 10 comma 000 indirect materials 18 comma 000 manufacturing equipment depreciation 3 comma 000 office rent 58 comma 000 president's salary 1 comma 100 sales revenue 600 comma 000 sales salary 5 comma 200 how much were wagner's period costs

On september 12, ryan company sold merchandise in the amount of $5,800 to johnson company, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. the cost of the items sold is $4,000. ryan uses the periodic inventory system and the net method of accounting for sales. on september 14, johnson returns some of the non-defective merchandise, which is restored to inventory. the selling price of the returned merchandise is $500 and the cost of the merchandise returned is $350. the entry or entries that ryan must make on september 14 is (are): multiple choice sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 merchandise inventory 350 cost of goods sold 350 sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 sales returns and allowances 500 accounts receivable 500 sales returns and allowances 490 accounts receivable 490 merchandise inventory 343 cost of goods sold 343 sales returns and allowances 350 accounts receivable 350

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.