Condensed net income and cash flow information follow for a recent year for two coffee companies, The Second Cup Ltd. and Starbucks Corporation follows:

Instructions
(a) Compare the cash provided or used in each of the three activities by each company.
(b) Based on the information provided above, which company appears to be in the stronger position? Explain the reasoning behind your decision.

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Second Cup (in C$ millions) Starbucks (in U.S. S millions) Net income (loss) Net cash provided by operating $2,757.4 $3,749.1 $0.2 activities Net cash used by investing (2.9) (1,520.3) activities Net cash used by financing (2,407.1) activities Net decrease in cash Cash, beginning of year Cash, end of year (7.8) 10.9 $ 3.1 178.3 1,708.4 $1,530.1