Your sister is thinking about starting a new business. the company would require $300,000 of assets, and it would be financed entirely with common stock. she will go forward only if she thinks the firm can provide a 13.5% return on the invested capital, which means that the firm must have an roe of 13.5%. how much net income must be expected to warrant starting the business?

a. $38,475
b. $44,145
c. $33,210
d. $40,500
e. $41,310

Following is a list of various costs incurred in producing replacement automobile parts. with respect to the production and sale of these auto parts, classify each cost as either variable costs, fixed costs, or mixed costs. 1. oil used in manufacturing equipment 2. plastic 3. property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment 4. salary of plant manager 5. cost of labor for hourly workers 6. packaging 7. factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month 8. metal 9. rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used 10. property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 11. straight-line depreciation on the production equipment 12. hourly wages of machine operators 13. electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour 14. computer chip (purchased from a vendor) 15. pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job

Wilson center is a private not-for-profit voluntary health and welfare entity. during 2017, it received unrestricted pledges of $638,000, 65 percent of which were payable in 2017, with the remainder payable in 2018 (for use in 2018). officials estimate that 14 percent of all pledges will be uncollectible. a. how much should wilson center report as contribution revenue for 2017? b. in addition, a local social worker, earning $20 per hour working for the state government, contributed 600 hours of time to wilson center at no charge. without these donated services, the organization would have hired an additional staff person. how should wilson center record the contributed service?

Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?