A cash budget, by quarters, is given below for a retail company (000 omitted). The company requires a minimum cash balance of at least $3,000 to start each quarter. Fill in the missing amounts. Quarter (000 omitted)
1 2 3 4 Year
Cash balance, beginning $ 9 $ 3 3 $ 3 $ 9
Add collections from customers 77 107 379
Total cash available
Less disbursements: 86 110 388
Purchase of inventory 46 56 30
Selling and administrative
expenses 32 30 109
Equipment purchases 13 9 21 53
Dividends 2 2 2 2
Total disbursements 99
Excess (deficiency) of cash
available over disbursements (2) 7
Financing:
Borrowings 7
Repayments (including interest)
Total financing (9)
Cash balance, ending
Interest will total $1,000 for the year

Alandowner entered into a written agreement with a real estate broker whereby the broker would receive a commission of 10% of the sale price if he procured a "ready, willing, and able buyer" for the landowner's property and if the sale actually proceeded through closing. the broker found a buyer who agreed in writing to buy the property from the landowner for $100,000, the landowner's asking price. the buyer put up $6,000 as a down payment. the agreement between the landowner and the buyer contained a liquidated damages clause providing that, if the buyer defaulted by failing to tender the balance due of $94,000 at the closing date, damages would be 10% of the purchase price. the landowner included that clause because she was counting on using the proceeds of the sale for a business venture that would likely net her at least $10,000. the buyer became seriously ill and defaulted. when he recovered, he demanded that the landowner return his $6,000, and the landowner refused. the broker also demanded the $6,000 from the landowner and was refused. the broker and the buyer filed separate suits against the landowner, with the buyer pleading impossibility of performance. the two cases are consolidated into a single case. how should the court rule as to the disposition of the $6,000?

The leading producer of cell phone backup batteries, jumpstart, has achieved great success because they produce high-quality battery backups that are not too expensive. even so, another company that produces lower-quality batteries at the same price has also achieved some success, but not as much as jumpstart. also, in general, the price of backup batteries has declined because of economies of scale and learning. in addition, jumpstart has added complementary assets, such as a carrying case. considering all of these factors, the backup battery industry is most likely in the introduction stage. growth stage. shakeout stage. maturity stage.

What cylinder head operation is the technician performing in this figure?