Riverview inc. reports the following balances and amounts. the following information is presented in random order. accounts payable, $35,000 cash provided by operations, 90,000 accounts receivable, 37,500 net income, 36,000 average common shares, 20,000 salaries and wages payable, 8,000 average current liabilities, 110,000 stockholders’ equity, 240,000 average total assets, 600,000 current assets, 300,000 average total liabilities, 320,000 current liabilities, 120,000 dividends paid to preferred shareholders, 10,000 how much is earnings per share?

Brian has just finished college. he wants to set up a small business to make and sell fireworks. he registers his company and acquires a license from the government. he finds that most of his competitors are selling fireworks at an extremely low price. he would like to make more money, so he decides to innovate and develop better fireworks. he sells his fireworks at a higher price, and they are a huge hit with the customers. after a few years, he earns enough profit to set up a bigger fireworks factory that complies with the government’s health and safety regulations. he even starts exporting fireworks overseas. which type of economy does this scenario describe?