Omega Company's accountants have just completed the income statement and balance sheet for the year and have provided the following information (dollars in thousands): INCOME STATEMENT Sales revenue $ 20,760 Expenses Cost of goods sold $ 9,160 Depreciation expense 2,960 Salaries expense 4,120 Rent expense 2,840 Insurance expense 930 Utilities expense 870 Interest expense on bonds 950 Loss on sale of investments 730 22,560 Net loss $ (1,800 ) SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS Prior Year Current Year Merchandise inventory $ 75 $ 91 Accounts receivable 537 447 Accounts payable 215 262 Salaries payable 17 39 Rent payable 20 10 Prepaid rent 7 4 Prepaid insurance 14 19 Other Data: The company issued $19,000, 10 percent bonds payable at par during the year. Required: 1. Prepare the cash flows from operating activities section of the statement of cash flows using the direct method. (List cash outflows as negative amounts. Enter your answers in thousands.)

Panera bread is a chain of cafes serving sandwiches, soups, and freshly baked breads. the company began in 1981 with stores primarily located along the east coast of the united states. since then, the firm has expanded to over 1,300 locations throughout the united states and canada. the firm has strong earnings and has been designated by business week as a "significant growth company." panera bread executives are considering the idea of expanding globally by opening cafes in asia through a franchising strategy. which of the following, if true, supports the argument that panera bread should expand into asia through franchising? a: the panera bread menu changes rapidly, and each cafe's artisan bread bakers receive regular training on new recipes. b: panera bread executives want fast access to the asian market without a significant investment of capital. c: panera bread executives want to test the asian market with a short-term commitment that allows them to make quick profits. d: the panera bread mission is to make excellent bread available to customers around the world.

The wall street journal reported that walmart stores inc. is planning to lay off 2,300 employees at its sam's club warehouse unit. approximately half of the layoffs will be hourly employees (the wall street journal, january 25-26, 2014). suppose the following data represent the percentage of hourly employees laid off for 15 sam's club stores. 55 56 44 43 44 56 60 62 57 45 36 38 50 69 65 (a) compute the mean and median percentage of hourly employees being laid off at these stores. (b) compute the first and third quartiles. (c) compute the range and interquartile range. (d) compute the variance and standard deviation. (e) do the data contain any outliers? (f) based on the sample data, does it appear that walmart is meeting its goal for reducing the number of hourly employees?

What additional information about the numbers used to compute this ratio might be useful in you assess liquidity? (select all that apply) (a) the maturity schedule of current liabilities (b) the average stock price for the industry (c) the average current ratio for the industry (d) the amount of current assets that is concentrated in relatively illiquid inventories