Discuss the below:
Q: State how each of the following events would affect the firm's balance sheet. State whether each change is a source or use of cash.
a. An automobile manufacturer increases production in response to a forecast increase in demand. Unfortunately, the demand does not increase.
b. Competition forces the firm to give customers more time to pay for their purchases.
c. The firm sells a parcel of land for $100,000. The land was purchased 5 years earlier for $200,000.
d. The firm repurchases its own common stock.
e. The firm pays its quarterly dividend.
f. The firm issues $1 million of long-term debt and uses the proceeds to repay a short-term bank loan.