In the current year, Juan's home was burglarized. He had the following items stolen: ∙ Securities worth $25,000. Juan purchased the securities four years ago for $20,000. ∙ New tools that Juan had purchased two weeks earlier for $8,000. He uses the tools in making repairs at an apartment house that he owns and manages. ∙ An antique worth $15,000. Juan inherited the antique (a family keepsake) when the property was worth $11,000. Juan's homeowner's policy had a $50,000 deductible clause for thefts. If his salary for the year is $50,000, determine the amount of his itemized deductions as a result of the theft. a. $6,000 b. $3,100 c. $26,100 d. $26,500 e. None of these choices are correct.

On february 3, smart company sold merchandise in the amount of $5,800 to truman company, with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. the cost of the items sold is $4,000. smart uses the perpetual inventory system and the gross method. truman pays the invoice on february 8, and takes the appropriate discount. the journal entry that smart makes on february 8 is:

Information on gerken power co., is shown below. assume the company’s tax rate is 40 percent. debt: 9,400 8.4 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 21 years to maturity, selling for 100.5 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments. common stock: 219,000 shares outstanding, selling for $83.90 per share; beta is 1.24. preferred stock: 12,900 shares of 5.95 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $97.10 per share. market: 7.2 percent market risk premium and 5 percent risk-free rate. required: calculate the company's wacc. (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) wacc %

The state in which the manufacturing company you work for is located regulates the presence of a particular substance in the environment to concentrations ≤ x. recently-released, reliable research endorsed by the responsible federal agency conclusively demonstrates that the substance poses no risks at concentrations up to 5x. your company has asked you to consider designing a new process with a waste discharge stream containing up to 2x of the substance. based on the stated conditions, describe this possible.