Hutchinson, Inc. provides the following data taken from its third quarter​ budget: Jul

Aug

Sep
Cash collections

$ 68 comma 000
$ 35 comma 000
$ 40 comma 000
Cash​ payments:

Purchases of direct materials

31 comma 000
32 comma 000
50 comma 000
Operating expenses

9 comma 000
17 comma 000
22 comma 000
Capital expenditures

0
35 comma 000
6 comma 000
The cash balance on June 30 is projected to be $ 15 comma 000
.
Based on the above​ data, calculate the shortfall the company is projected to have at the end of August.
A. 43000
B 44000
C 35000
D 6000

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.