Specialty Producers is involved in two product liability lawsuits and a third lawsuit that the company brought against a competitor for patent infringement. At December 31, 20X1, the company's attorney informed management of the following: 1. It is probable that Specialty will lose one of the product liability lawsuits, although the actual settlement could be as low as $800,000 or as high as $2,000,000, with no one estimate more likely than the other within this range. 2. It is possible that the company could lose $1,000,000 in the second product liability lawsuit. 3. It is probable that Specialty will win $500,000 in the patent infringement case. What should Specialty report on its December 31, 20X1 balance sheet for these contingent liabilities

You are the manager of a firm that produces output in two plants. the demand for your firm's product is p = 20 − q, where q = q1 + q2. the marginal costs associated with producing in the two plants are mc1 = 2 and mc2 = 2q2. how much output should be produced in plant 1 in order to maximize profits?

Which job role belongs in the middle management level? a. president b. chief executive officer c. department manager d. chief operating officer e. vice president

You have just been hired as a financial analyst for barrington industries. unfortunately, company headquarters (where all of the firm's records are kept) has been destroyed by fire. so, your first job will be to recreate the firm's cash flow statement for the year just ended. the firm had $100,000 in the bank at the end of the prior year, and its working capital accounts except cash remained constant during the year. it earned $5 million in net income during the year but paid $800,000 in dividends to common shareholders. throughout the year, the firm purchased $5.5 million of machinery that was needed for a new project. you have just spoken to the firm's accountants and learned that annual depreciation expense for the year is $450,000; however, the purchase price for the machinery represents additions to property, plant, and equipment before depreciation. finally, you have determined that the only financing done by the firm was to issue long-term debt of $1 million at a 6% interest rate. what was the firm's end- of-year cash balance? recreate the firm's cash flow statement to arrive at your answer