Abristal boats, inc. reports sales of $4,000,000, variable costs of $500,000, fixed operating costs of $1,250,000, and interest expense of $350,000. the corporation's ebit is $3,250,000 and its marginal tax rate is 30%. if the corporation is able to increase its sales by 25%, thena. its ebit will increase by more than 25% and its eps will increase by less than 25%.b. its ebit and eps will both increase, but less than 25% due to fixed costs and taxes. c. its ebit will increase by 25% and its eps will increase by 25%. incorrectd. its ebit will increase by more than 25% and its eps will increase by more than the percentage increase in ebit.

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Bill dukes has $100,000 invested in a 2-stock portfolio. $62,500 is invested in stock x and the remainder is invested in stock y. x's beta is 1.50 and y's beta is 0.70. what is the portfolio's beta? do not round your intermediate calculations. round the final answer to 2 decimal places.

What do you think: would it be more profitable to own 200 shares of penny’s pickles or 1 share of exxon? why do you think that?