Crane Company reported net income of $172,780 for 2022. Crane Company also reported depreciation expense of $33,750 and a loss of $5,470 on the disposal of plant assets. The comparative balance sheets show an increase in accounts receivable of $14,400 for the year, a $15,400 increase in accounts payable, and a $3,680 increase in prepaid expenses. Prepare the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows for 2022. Use the indirect method

Rate of return, standard deviation, coefficient of variation personal finance problem mike is searching for a stock to include in his current stock portfolio. he is interested in hi-tech inc.; he has been impressed with the company's computer products and believes hi-tech is an innovative market player. however, mike realizes that any time you consider a technology stock, risk is a major concern. the rule he follows is to include only securities with a coefficient of variation of returns below 1.07. mike has obtained the following price information for the period 2015 through 2018:hi-tech stock, being growth-oriented, did not pay any dividends during these 4 years. a. calculate the rate of return for each year, 2015 through 2018, for hi-tech stock. b. assume that each year's return is equally probable and calculate the average return over this time period. c. calculate the standard deviation of returns over the past 4 years. (hint: treat this data as a sample.) d. based on b and c determine the coefficient of variation of returns for the security. e. given the calculation in d what should be mike's decision regarding the inclusion of hi-tech stock in his portfolio?