Garcinia Health Foods Inc. (GHF) is a nutritional company that produces weight management food supplements as well as healthy meals. The health supplement industry is characterized by lengthy credit periods for health food stores and a lack of credit granting on the part of botanical suppliers. GHF recently completed the construction of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and global infrastructure to meet demand for the company’s weight management supplements. The new manufacturing facility is expected to improve its global distribution and increase sales, with management hoping it will result in the company becoming profitable. In the same fiscal year, GHF announced that it had received the proceeds from a long-term loan from a group of banks.

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Determine the cash flow pattern that you expect GHF to have. Explain your rationale.