Barnes company reports the following operating results for the month of august: sales $325,000 (units 5,000); variable costs $215,000; and fixed costs $71,500. management is considering the following independent courses of action to increase net income. compute the net income to be earned under each alternative. 1. increase selling price by 10% with no change in total variable costs or sales volume. net income $ 2. reduce variable costs to 60% of sales. net income $ 3. reduce fixed costs by $21,000. net income $ which course of action will produce the highest net income?

Your dormitory, griffingate, has appointed you central banker of its economy, which deals in the currency of wizcoins. assume that the velocity of wizcoins in griffingate is constant at 10,000 transactions per year. right now, real gdp is 1,000 wizcoins, and there are 2,000 wizcoins in existence.

Beagle autos is known for its affordable and reliable brand of consumer vehicles. because its shareholders expect to see an improved rate of growth in the coming years, beagle's executives have decided to diversify the company's range of products so that at least 40 percent of the firm's revenue is generated by new business units. however, the company's resources, capabilities, and competencies are limited to producing other forms of motorized vehicles, such as motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (atvs). which type of corporate diversification strategy should beagle pursue?

Storico co. just paid a dividend of $3.15 per share. the company will increase its dividend by 20 percent next year and then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5 percent dividend growth, after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. if the required return on the company’s stock is 12 percent, what will a share of stock sell for today?