Working capital cash flow.  Tires for Less is a franchise of tire stores throughout the greater Northwest. It has projected the unit sales and costs for each tire type for the next four months in the popup​ window:     The company policy is to have the next​ month's anticipated sales for each tire type in the warehouse. Shipments are made to the various stores throughout the Northwest from the central warehouse. Calculate the monthly increase or decrease in cash flow for inventory for the first three months of the year given that an increase in inventory is a use of cash and a decrease in inventory is a source of cash.     Snow Tires Rain Tires ​All-Terrain Tires ​All-Purpose Tires     Cost per tire ​$41   ​$30   ​$46   ​$35   ​ Sales: January 41,000   22,000   3,000   58,000   ​ Sales: February 36,000   32,000   4,200   55,000   ​ Sales: March 13,000   42,000   9,000   51,000   ​ Sales: April 1,800   25,000   7,000   63,000 Snow​ Tires: What is the change in working capital for​ January? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ February? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ March? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   Rain​ Tires: What is the change in working capital for​ January? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ February? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ March?  ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   All-Terrain Tires: What is the change in working capital for​ January? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ February? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ March? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   All-Purpose Tires: What is the change in working capital for​ January? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ February? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)   What is the change in working capital for​ March? ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)

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Working capital cash flow.  Tires for Less is a franchise of tire stores throughout the greater Northwest. It has projected the unit sales and costs for each tire type for the next four months in the popup​ window:  
 
The company policy is to have the next​ month's anticipated sales for each tire type in the warehouse. Shipments are made to the various stores throughout the Northwest from the central warehouse. Calculate the monthly increase or decrease in cash flow for inventory for the first three months of the year given that an increase in inventory is a use of cash and a decrease in inventory is a source of cash.
 
 
Snow Tires
Rain Tires
​All-Terrain Tires
​All-Purpose Tires
 
  Cost per tire
​$41
 
​$30
 
​$46
 
​$35
 
​ Sales: January
41,000
 
22,000
 
3,000
 
58,000
 
​ Sales: February
36,000
 
32,000
 
4,200
 
55,000
 
​ Sales: March
13,000
 
42,000
 
9,000
 
51,000
 
​ Sales: April
1,800
 
25,000
 
7,000
 
63,000
Snow​ Tires:
What is the change in working capital for​ January?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ February?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ March?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
Rain​ Tires:
What is the change in working capital for​ January?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ February?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ March?
 ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
All-Terrain Tires:
What is the change in working capital for​ January?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ February?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ March?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
All-Purpose Tires:
What is the change in working capital for​ January?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ February?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
 
What is the change in working capital for​ March?
​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.)
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