Last year hamdi corp. had sales of $500,000, operating costs of $450,000, and year-end assets (which is equal to its total invested capital) of $370,000. the debt-to-total-capital ratio was 17%, the interest rate on the debt was 7.5%, and the firm's tax rate was 25%. the new cfo wants to see how the roe would have been affected if the firm had used a 50% debt-to-total-capital ratio. assume that sales, operating costs, total assets, total invested capital, and the tax rate would not be affected, but the interest rate would rise to 8.0%. by how much would the roe change in response to the change in the capital structure? do not round your intermediate calculations. a. 2.46% b. 2.64% c. 3.21% d. 2.08% e. 2.01%

Mountain mouse makes freeze-dried meals for hikers. one of mountain mouse's biggest customers is a sporting goods superstore. every 66 days, mountain mouse checks the inventory level at the superstore and places an order to restock the meals. these meals are delivered by ups in 55 days. average demand during the reorder period and order lead time is 8585 meals, and the standard deviation of demand during this same time period is about 1919 meals. calculate the restocking level for mountain mouse. assume that the superstore wants a 95\% service level. what happens to the restocking level if the superstore wants a higher level of service-say, 99]%? the restocking level for the 95% service level is 117 mealssuppose there are 25 meals in the superstore when mountain mouse checks inventory levels. how many meals should be ordered, assuming a 95% service level?