These are selected account balances on December 31, 2017. Land $150,000
Land (held for future use) 225,000
Buildings 1,200,000
Inventory 300,000
Equipment 675,000
Furniture 150,000
Accumulated Depreciation 450,000
What is the total amount of property, plant, and equipment that will appear on the balance sheet?
a. $2,250,000
b. $1,950,000
c. $2,700,000
d. $1,725,000

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u. s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Rossdale co. stock currently sells for $68.91 per share and has a beta of 0.88. the market risk premium is 7.10 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.91 percent annually. the company just paid a dividend of $3.57 per share, which it has pledged to increase at an annual rate of 3.25 percent indefinitely. what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity?

Why is investing in a mutual fund less risky than investing in a particular company’s stock?