Starbucks reports net income for 2015 of $2,634.4 million. Its stockholders' equity is $5,605 million and $6,151 million for 2014 and 2015, respectively. a. Compute its return on equity for 2015. Round answer to one decimal place (ex: 0.2345 = 23.5%) Answer% b. Starbucks repurchased over $1.4 billion of its common stock in 2015. How did this repurchase affect Starbucks' ROE? ROE usually decreases since the repurchase of shares reduces the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity). ROE usually increases since the repurchase of shares reduces the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity). ROE usually increases since the repurchase of shares increases the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity). ROE usually decreases since the repurchase of shares increases the denominator (avg. stockholders' equity). c. Why do you think a company like Starbucks repurchases its own stock? Companies repurchase their own stock if they feel it overvalued by the market. Companies repurchase their own stock if they feel it undervalued by the market

Flounder supply company, a newly formed corporation, incurred the following expenditures related to land, to buildings, and to machinery and equipment. abstract company’s fee for title search $1,066 architect’s fees 6,499 cash paid for land and dilapidated building thereon 178,350 removal of old building $41,000 less: salvage 11,275 29,725 interest on short-term loans during construction 15,170 excavation before construction for basement 38,950 machinery purchased (subject to 2% cash discount, which was not taken) 112,750 freight on machinery purchased 2,747 storage charges on machinery, necessitated by noncompletion of building when machinery was delivered 4,469 new building constructed (building construction took 6 months from date of purchase of land and old building) 994,250 assessment by city for drainage project 3,280 hauling charges for delivery of machinery from storage to new building 1,271 installation of machinery 4,100 trees, shrubs, and other landscaping after completion of building (permanent in nature) 11,070 instructions determine the amounts that should be debited to land, to buildings, and to machinery and equipment. assume the benefits of capitalizing interest during constructionexceed the cost of implementation. indicate how any costs notdebited to these accounts should be recorded.