The operations of Blink Corporation are divided into the Will Division and the Aloy Division. Projections for the next year are as follows: Adams Division Carter Division Total Sales $560,000 $336,000 $896,000 Variable costs 196,000 154,000 350,000 Contribution margin $ 364,000 $ 182,000 $ 546,000 Direct fixed costs 168,000 140,000 308,000 Segment margin $ 196,000 $42,000 $ 238,000 Allocated commons costs 84,000 63,000 147,000 Operating income (loss) $112,000 $ (21,000) $ 91,000 Operating income for Blink Corporation as a whole if the Carter Division were dropped would be

Peppy roaney believes that pizza is a much more versatile dish than most people realize. as the national marketing manager for pizza guys, he observed how consumers were delighted with barbecue pizza, hawaiian pizza, mexican pizza and other unique combinations. his suggestions for other unusual pizzas, however, were met with a negative response by his superiors. even some of his colleagues laughed at his ideas. peppy's confidence in his ability to understand the market has led him to focus on planning a business of his own. peppy realizes that he will take a risk when he leaves his job with pizza guys and embarks upon a new venture: peppy's pizzazzeria. peppy is excited about the potential of profitably catering to the unmet desires of pizza consumers. peppy is confident that peppy's pizzazzeria will be a success, but only if he has enough money to do things right. since peppy has very little personal wealth, he knows he must obtain financial assistance. in order to prepare for meetings with bankers and p

15. chef a insists that roux is the traditional thickener for bisque. chef b insists that it's rice. which chef is correct? a. neither chef is correct. b. both chefs are correct. c. chef b is correct. d. chef a is correct.

A$100 million interest rate swap has a remaining life of 10 months. under the terms of the swap, the six-month libor is exchanged semi-annually for 12% per annum. the six-month libor rate in swaps of all maturities is currently 10% per annum with continuous compounding. the six-month libor rate was 9.6% per annum two months ago. what is the current value of the swap to the party paying floating? what is its value to the party paying fixed?