Operating cash flow: Multiple select question. is a sign of trouble if negative over a long period of time. cannot be positive for long periods. tells us whether or not a firm's cash inflows from its operations are sufficient to cover its everyday cash outflows. for a mature firm should be negative.

The purpose of safety stock is to: a. eliminate the possibility of a stockout. b. control the likelihood of a stockout due to variable demand and/or lead time. c. eliminate the likelihood of a stockout due to erroneous inventory tally. d. protect the firm from a sudden decrease in demand. e. replace failed units with good ones.

“strategy, plans, and budgets are unrelated to one another.” do you agree? explain. explain how the manager’s choice of the type of responsibility center (cost, revenue, profit, or investment) affects the behavior of other employees.

Rashid, the ceo of top productions, was telling his new vice president of accounting that "in the past i had resistance to new ideas by people who felt that one of our plans threatens their influence or jobs. so when you tell your collections department that we just hired a collection agency to handle bad debt, you may have to sell your collections manager and his supervisors on using the agency and that nobody is going to be laid off." selling middle and supervisory managers on changes to overcome their resistance is often a necessary part of