The Change in Each of Kendall Corporation's Balance Sheet Accounts

question 79

Multiple Choice

The change in each of Kendall Corporation's balance sheet accounts last year follows: Kendall Corporation's income statement for the year was:
There were no sales or retirements of property, plant, and equipment and no dividends paid during the year. The company pays no income taxes and it did not purchase any long-term investments, issue any bonds payable, or repurchase any of its own common stock. The net cash provided by (used in) operating activities on the statement of cash flows is determined using the direct method.The net cash provided by (used in) investing activities would be:

• A) $15,000
• B) $(10,000)
• C) $(8,000)
• D) $5,000

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Refers to the cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output decreasing with increasing scale.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while other factors are held constant, the output per unit of the variable factor will eventually decrease.

Fixed Resources

Assets and inputs in production that remain constant regardless of the level of output.

Diseconomies of Scale

A condition in which a firm experiences an increase in average costs as it increases its output, due to factors such as inefficiencies or complexity.