Mariah is single and has a monthly disposable income of $3,200. her monthly cash outflow is approximately $2,800. mariah includes contributions to a retirement plan and money for investments as part of her cash outflow. she has car insurance and a life insurance policy. mariah has saved $15,000, but wishes to use $10,000 for a down payment on a house. she has also purchased furnishings for a house, which she has in the spare bedroom of her apartment. mariah hires a financial planner to examine her money management, and he determines that her plan needs work. what part of mariah’s financial plan would he encourage her to work on and why? a. her plan for managing income. her net cash flow is negative. b. her plan for managing her liquidity. she is spending all of her savings on her down payment. c. her plan for retirement. she does not have a retirement plan set up. d. her plan for protecting her assets. in case of an emergency, she should have renters insurance for her apartment.

Symantec corp., located in cupertino, california, is one of the world's largest producers of security and systems management software. the company's consolidated balance sheets for the 2009 and 2008 fiscal years included the following ($ in thousands): current assets: receivables, less allowances of $21,766 in 2009 and $24,089 in 2008 $ 838,010 $ 758,700 a disclosure note accompanying the financial statements reported the following ($ in thousands): year ended 2009 2008 (in thousands) trade accounts receivable, net: receivables $ 859,776 $ 782,789 less: allowance for doubtful accounts (8,938) (8,990) less: reserve for product returns (12,828) (15,099) trade accounts receivable, net: $ 838,010 $ 758,700 assume that the company reported bad debt expense in 2009 of $2,000 and had products returned for credit totaling $3,230 (sales price). net sales for 2009 were $6,174,800 (all numbers in thousands).required: what is the amount of accounts receivable due from customers at the end of 2009 and 2008? what amount of accounts receivable did symentec write off during 2009? what is the amount of symentec’s gross sales for the 2009 fiscal year? assuming that all sales are made on a credit basis, what is the amount of cash symentec collected from customers during the 2009 fiscal year?

Highland company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below

Sonic corp. manufactures ski and snowboarding equipment. it has estimated that this year there will be substantial growth in its sales during the winter months. it approaches the bank for credit. what is the purpose of such credit known as? a. expansion b. inventory building c. debt management d. emergency maintenance