Owens Corning has total assets of $800,000, long-term debt of $240,000, stockholders' equity of $350,000, and current liabilities of $210,000. The dividend payout ratio is 30 percent and the profit margin is 8 percent. Assume all assets and current liabilities change spontaneously with sales and the firm is currently operating at full capacity. What is the external financing need (EFN) if the current sales of $1,000,000 are projected to increase by 20 percent

Assume the government imposes a $2.25 tax on suppliers, which results in a shift of the supply curve from s1 to s2. the price the seller receives for the product after paying the tax is

Alarge university wanted to study the relationship between completing an internship during college and students' future earning potential. prom the same graduating class, they selected a random sample of 80 students who completed an internship and 100 students who did not complete an internship and examined their salaries five years after graduation. they found that there was a statistically higher mean salary for the internship group than for the noninternship group. which of the following interpretations is the most appropriate? a. there could be a confounding variable, such as student major, that explains the difference in mean salary between the internship and no internship groups. b. we cannot infer anything from these data since the distribution of salaries is likely right skewed. c. you cannot draw any valid conclusions because the sample sizes are different. d. more students should complete internships because having an internship produces a higher salary.

After successfully completing your corporate finance class, you feel the next challenge ahead is to serve on the board of directors of schenkel enterprises. unfortunately, you will be the only person voting for you. the company has 375,000 shares outstanding, and the stock currently sells for $40, if there are four seats in the current election, how much will it cost you to buy a seat?