Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 21P
See Table 2.5 showing financial statement data and stock price data for Mydeco Corp.
- a. In what year was Mydeco’s net income the lowest?
- b. In what year did Mydeco need to reduce its cash reserves?
- c. Why did Mydeco need to reduce its cash reserves in a year when net income was reasonably high?
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