Scorecard Corp. is an oil drilling company and has some free cash flow that is not expected to be used for growth or investment projects. The company plans to distribute to its shareholders but is still decieding whether they should conduct a stock repurchase or distribute dividends.

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a firm's optimal policy?
a. It maximizes the firm's intrinsic value
b. It maximizes the firm's total assets
c. It maximizes the firm's return on equity
D. It maximzes the firm's earnings

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Marta communications, inc. has provided incomplete financial statements for the month ended march 31. the controller has asked you to calculate the missing amounts in the incomplete financial statements. use the information included in the excel simulation and the excel functions described below to complete the task

12.     to produce a textured purée, you would use a/an a. food processor. b. wide-mesh sieve. c. immersion blender d. food mill. student a   incorrect which is correct answer?