In 2009, exxonmobil (xom) announced its intention to acquire xto energy for $41 billion. the acquisition provided exxonmobil an opportunity to engage in the development of shale and unconventional natural gas resources within the continental united states. this acquisition added to exxonmobil's existing upstream (exploration and development) activities. in addition to this business segment, exxonmobil was also enegaged in chemicals and downstream operation related to the refining of crude oil into a variety of consumer and industrial products.*** provide a "clearly defined" determination approach*** do not copy and paste. i am asking for an explanation of the determination do you think the company should approach the determination of its cost of capital for making new capital investment decisions?

Net income and owner's equity for four businesses four different proprietorships, jupiter, mars, saturn, and venus, show the same balance sheet data at the beginning and end of a year. these data, exclusive of the amount of owner's equity, are summarized as follows: total assets total liabilities beginning of the year $550,000 $215,000 end of the year 844,000 320,000 on the basis of the preceding data and the following additional information for the year, determine the net income (or loss) of each company for the year. (hint: first determine the amount of increase or decrease in owner's equity during the year.) jupiter: the owner had made no additional investments in the business and had made no withdrawals from the business. mars: the owner had made no additional investments in the business but had withdrawn $36,000. saturn: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 but had made no withdrawals. venus: the owner had made an additional investment of $60,000 and had withdrawn $36,000. jupiter net income $ mars net income $ saturn net income $ venus net income $