According to lean manufacturing, a. the product moves from process to process until completion b. finished goods should always be available in case a customer wants something c. employees should be expert at one function rather than be cross-trained for multiple functions d. movement of the product and material is reduced

Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment.b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock.c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year.d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash.e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.