Following is Stanley Black & Decker’s income statement for 2016 (in millions): STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. Income Statement For the year ended December 31, 2016 ($ millions) Sales $11,406.9 Cost of goods sold 7,139.7 Gross profit $4,267.2 Selling, general and administrative expenses 2,602.0 Other operating expenses 268.2 Operating income 1,397.0 Interest and other nonoperating expenses 171.3 Income before income tax 1,225.7 Income tax expense 261.2 Net income $ 964.5 Compute Stanley Black & Decker’s gross profit margin.

Elon musk is the ceo of tesla motors. musk also serves as chairman of tesla's board. according to corporate governance theory, which of the following is a logical reason why musk should serve on the board? 1. he serves on many other boards, including that of a major client of tesla.2. his is an independent director who is well positioned to monitor the company's management.3. he can easily fire board members that are shirking their duties.4. he can provide the board with valuable inside information about the firm and the industry.

The next dividend payment by savitz, inc., will be $2.08 per share. the dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 6 percent forever. if the stock currently sells for $42 per share, what is the required return?

Andy purchases only two goods, apples (a) and kumquats (k). he has an income of $125 and can buy apples at $5 per pound and kumquats at $5 per pound. his utility function is u(a, k) = 6a + 2k. what is his marginal utility for apples and his marginal utility for kumquats? andy's marginal utility for apples (mu subscript a) is mu subscript aequals 6 and his marginal utility for kumquats (mu subscript k) is