Your Firm Has Been in Business for Two Years

question 18

Multiple Choice

Your firm has been in business for two years. In its first year, the firm ended with $227,000 of current assets, long-term assets of $143,000, $70,000 in surplus cash, current liabilities of $52,000, and long-term assets of $68,000. At the end of the second year, current assets were $279,000, long-term assets of $195,000, surplus cash of $90,000, current liabilities of $62,000, and long-term assets of $78,000. What is your firm's change in net operating working capital?

• A) $22,000
• B) $62,000
• C) $42,000
• D) $244,000
• E) $32,000

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Definitions:

Social Stratification

A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy, based on factors like wealth, income, race, education, and power.

Social Class

A division of a society based on social and economic status.

Social Strata

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Pecking Order

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