<span>When a firm's sales revenues are greater than its expenses, the firm has a positive cash flow. If the situation was opposite, then it would have a negative cash flow.</span>
Answer:
B) cost of merchandise sold divided by average inventory.
Explanation:
Inventory turnover: It is a liquidity ratio that measures the number of times on average a company sold or replaced its inventory during the period. Computed as the cost of goods sold / by the average inventory on hand during the period. Analysts compute average inventory from the beginning and ending inventory balances. The ideal inventory turnover ratio is about 4 to 6, it is a rate at which restock item is well balanced with the sold inventory.
Coca-Cola acquired its bottlers and created a national vertically integrated business operation in 2010. After spending 12.3 billion USD to acquire Coca-Cola Enterprises, its largest bottling partner, it reversed course in 2015 and sold off all its bottling operations. This is an example of a <u>failed diversification effort</u>.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Diversification efforts are taken by the organizations to achieve desired outcomes but sometimes they fail in it. The following are the reason for failure of diversification effort:
- failing to integrate acquisitions
- unable to understand how the acquired organization’s assets would fit with their own lines of business
- paying high premium for the target's common stock
- not acting in best interest of shareholders
The diversification strategy is adopted by many organizations to develop its business. In the above scenario, Coca-Cola Enterprises adopted diversification effort but failed in it.
Answer:
$51,790
Explanation:
Amrein Corporation Manufacturing Overhead Budget
August
Budgeted direct labor-hours 2,500
Variable manufacturing overhead rate $5
Variable manufacturing overhead $12,500
($2,500×$5)
Fixed manufacturing overhead $43,010
Total manufacturing overhead $55,510
($43,010+$12,500)
Less depreciation 3,750
Cash disbursement for manufacturing overhead $51,790
Therefore the August cash disbursements for manufacturing overhead on the manufacturing overhead budget should be $51,790
