The information in the table is from the statement of cash flows for a company at four different points in time (M, N, O, and P). Negative values are presented in parentheses. For each point in time, state whether the company is most likely in the introductory phase, growth phase, maturity phase, or decline phase.
Point in Time
M N O P
Net cash provided by
operating activities $(60,000) $30,000 $120,000 $(10,000)
Cash provided by
investing activities (100,000) 25,000 30,000 (40,000)
Cash provided by
financing activities 70,000 (90,000) (50,000) 120,000
Net income (38,000) 10,000 100,000 (5,000)

Galwaysc electronics makes two products. model a requires component a and component c. model b requires component b and component c. new versions of both models are released each year with updated versions of all components. all components are sourced overseas, and abc contracts annually for a quantity of each component before seeing that year’s demand. components are only assembled into finished products once demand for each model is known. for the coming year, alwaysc’s purchasing manner has proposed ordering 500,000 units of component a, 630,000 of component b, and 1,000,000 units of component c. her boss has asked why she has recommended purchasing so much of components a and b when alwaysc will not have enough of component c to fully use all of the inventory of a and b. what factors might the purchasing manager cite to explain her recommended order? explain your reasoning.