West corporation has $50,000 which it plans to invest in marketable securities. the corporation is choosing between the following three equally risky securities: alachua county tax-free municipal bonds yielding 6 percent; exxon bonds yielding 9.5 percent; gm preferred stock with a dividend yield of 9 percent. west's corporate tax rate is 35 percent. what is the after-tax return on the best investment alternative? (assume the company chooses on the basis of after-tax returns.)

The following accounts are from last year’s books at s manufacturing: raw materials bal 0 (b) 157,400 (a) 172,500 15,100 work in process bal 0 (f) 523,600 (b) 133,700 (c) 171,400 (e) 218,500 0 finished goods bal 0 (g) 477,000 (f) 523,600 46,600 manufacturing overhead (b) 23,700 (e) 218,500 (c) 27,700 (d) 159,400 7,700 cost of goods sold (g) 477,000 s manufacturing uses job-order costing and applies manufacturing overhead to jobs based on direct labor costs. what is the amount of cost of goods manufactured for the year

What term is used to describe the outsourcing of logistics? a. shipper managed inventoryb. hollow logistics(smi)c. sub-logisticsd. e-logisticse. third-party logistics (3pl)

Which of the following distribution systems offers speed and reliability when emergency supplies are needed overseas? a. railroadsb. airfreightc. truckingd. pipelinese. waterways