Google reportedly offered to buy Groupon for $5 billion to $6 billion in November 2010—an offer that Groupon turned down. Why do you think Google wanted to acquire Groupon, and why do you think Groupon turned Google down?

Baker industries’s net income is $24,000, its interest expense is $5,000, and its tax rate is 40%. its notes payable equals $27,000, long-term debt equals $75,000, and common equity equals $250,000. the firm finances with only debt and common equity, so it has no preferred stock. what are the firm’s roe and roic?

Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.

Four students are at an extracurricular activity fair at their high school and are trying to decide which clubs to join. some information about the students is listed in this chart: which describes which ctso each student should join?