Ruston Company had Net Income for 2019 of $6,200,000. The firm invested $4,000,000 in manufacturing equipment during 2018 but made no additional capital investments in 2019. The equipment is being depreciated over five years using straight-line depreciation, starting in 2018. Assuming no other adjustments to cash flow than those mentioned here, create a statement of cash flows for 2019 with amounts in thousands. What is the Net Cash Flow in 2019?

You own a nonunion company with 93 nonexempt employees. all of these employ- ees pack books into boxes for shipment to customers throughout the united states. because of wide differences in performance, you have decided to try performance appraisal, something never done before. until now, you have given every worker the same size increase. now you want to measure performance and reward the best performers with bigger increases. without any further information, which of the five types of appraisal formats do you think would be most appropriate? justify your answer. do you anticipate any complaints, or other comments, from employees after you implement your new system?