In 2016, Smart Office Systems Inc. (SOSI) used 31 comma 590 pounds of plastic (direct materials) to produce 9 comma 000 units as opposed to 2017 when SOSI produced 9 comma 500 units using 33 comma 590 pounds of plastic. The type of plastic SOSI uses cost $ 4.00 per pound in 2016 and rose to $ 4.25 per pound in 2017. In comparing results for these two years, what would be the cost effect of growth for the plastic material?

Navel county choppers, inc., is experiencing rapid growth. the company expects dividends to grow at 19 percent per year for the next 8 years before leveling off at 5 percent into perpetuity. the required return on the company’s stock is 10 percent. if the dividend per share just paid was $1.52, what is the stock price?

What two elements normally must exist before a person can be held liable for a crime

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value