The cookie company in the mall hires workers to produce cookies. The workers are paid $75 per day, and the cost of renting the space in the mall is $250 per day. If two workers are hired, the variable costs are

•broussard skateboard’s sales are expected to increase by 15% from $8 million in 2016 to $9.2 million in 2017. its assets totaled $5 million at the end of 2016. broussard is already at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. at the end of 2016, current liabilities were $1.4 million, consisting of $450,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $450,000 of accruals. the after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 6%, and the forecasted payout ratio is 40%. use the afn equation to forecast broussard’s additional funds needed for the coming year

Seattle bank’s start-up division establishes new branch banks. each branch opens with three tellers. total teller cost per branch is $96,000 per year. the three tellers combined can process up to 90,000 customer transactions per year. if a branch does not attain a volume of at least 60,000 transactions during its first year of operations, it is closed. if the demand for services exceeds 90,000 transactions, an additional teller is hired and the branch is transferred from the start-up division to regular operations. required what is the relevant range of activity for new branch banks

Sailcloth & more currently produces boat sails and is considering expanding its operations to include awnings for homes and travel trailers. the company owns land beside its current manufacturing facility that could be used for the expansion. the company bought this land 5 years ago at a cost of $319,000. at the time of purchase, the company paid $24,000 to level out the land so it would be suitable for future use. today, the land is valued at $295,000. the company has some unused equipment that it currently owns valued at $38,000. this equipment could be used for producing awnings if $12,000 is spent for equipment modifications. other equipment costing $490,000 will also be required. what is the amount of the initial cash flow for this expansion project?