On January 1, Bargain Company's Valuation Allowance for Trading Investments account had a debit balance of $18,500. On December 31, the cost of the trading securities portfolio is $80,000. The fair value is $100,000. Which of the following would Bargain Company report?1. Unrealized Loss on Trading Investments of $1,500.2. Unrealized Gain on Trading Investments of $20,000.3. Unrealized Gain on Trading Investments of $1,500.4. Unrealized Loss on Trading Investments of $20,000.

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.

Pennewell publishing inc. (pp) is a zero growth company. it currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) are $80,000. pp's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. the firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. refer to the data for pennewell publishing inc. (pp). pp is considering changing its capital structure to one with 30% debt and 70% equity, based on market values. the debt would have an interest rate of 8%. the new funds would be used to repurchase stock. it is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the added leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise to 12%. if this plan were carried out, what would be pp's new value of operations? a. $484,359 b. $521,173 c. $584,653 d. $560,748 e. $487,805