Branch Corp.'s total assets at the end of last year were $315,000 and its net income after taxes was $22,750. What was its return on total assets?

Palmona Co. establishes a $250 petty cash fund on January 1. On January 8, the fund shows $145 in cash along with receipts for the following expenditures: postage, $43; transportation-in, $14; delivery expenses, $16; and miscellaneous expenses, $32.

Schlitterbahn Waterslide Company issued 34,000, 10-year, 7 percent, $100 bonds on January 1 at face value. Interest is payable each December 31. (a) The issuance of these bonds on January 1. (b) The first interest payment on December 31.

Which statement describes how borrowers will most likely benefit when the Fed reduces reserve requirements?

Suppose two neighbors share a park. One neighbor, Al, leaves trash in the park. This bothers the other neighbor, Bert. According to Coase's Theorem, the optimal level of trash in the park can be achieved if A.

What is the process of a public acquisition? What are the steps in order to proceed one?

Dinham Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During March, the kennel budgeted for 2,000 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,040 tenant-days.

Lesa drives her car approximately 18,000 miles per year. During the most recent year, she drove 7,000 miles commuting to and from work, 4,500 miles for business-related conferences and client visits, and 6,500 miles for personal trips.

Assume that you manage a risky portfolio with an expected rate of return of 18% and a standard deviation of 42%. The T-bill rate is 6%. Your client chooses to invest 85% of a portfolio in your fund and 15% in a T-bill money market fund. a.

A firm has zero debt in its capital structure and has an overall cost of capital of 10 percent. The firm is considering a new capital structure with 60 percent debt at an interest rate of 8 percent.

Thomsen Computer Company produces three products: Earth, Wind, and Fire. Earth requires 80 machine setups, Wind requires 60 setups, and Fire requires 180 setups.