Use the following information to answer this question. Bayside, Inc. 2010 Income Statement ($ in thousands)
Net sales $ 6,020
Less: Cost of goods sold 4,240
Less: Depreciation 325
Earnings before interest and taxes $ 1,455
Less: Interest paid 29
Taxable Income $ 1,426
Less: Taxes 499
Net income $ 927
Bayside, Inc. 2009 and 2010 Balance Sheets ($ in thousands)
2009 2010 2009 2010
Cash $ 80 $ 185 Accounts payable $ 1,445 $ 1,745
Accounts rec 940 780 Long-term debt 760 550
Inventory 1,560 2,010 Common stock $ 3,125 $ 3,020
Total $ 2,580 $ 2,975 Retained earnings 820 1,070
Net fixed assets3,570 3,410 Total assets $ 6,150 $ 6,385
Total liab. & equity$ 6,150 $ 6,385
What is the equity multiplier for 2010?
a) 0.52
b) 2.11
c) 2.04
d) 1.04
e) 1.56

Salty sensations snacks company manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. the company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period: 1 factory depreciation $33,782.00 2 indirect labor 84,456.00 3 factory electricity 8,446.00 4 indirect materials 40,356.00 5 selling expenses 26,900.00 6 administrative expenses 17,200.00 7 total costs $211,140.00 factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. the products had the following production budget and processing hours per case: budgeted volume (cases) processing hours per case tortilla chips 3,600 0.25 potato chips 5,300 0.11 pretzels 2,300 0.49 total 11,200 required: a. determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.* b. use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. refer to the amount descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.* * if required, round your answers to the nearest cen

(a) what was the opportunity cost of non-gm food for many buyers before 2008? (b) why did they prefer the alternative? (c) what was the opportunity cost in 2008? (d) why did it change?

Two assets have the following expected returns and standard deviations when the risk-free rate is 5%: asset a e(ra) = 18.5% σa = 20% asset b e(rb) = 15% σb = 27% an investor with a risk aversion of a = 3 would find that on a risk-return basis. a. only asset a is acceptable b. only asset b is acceptable c. neither asset a nor asset b is acceptable d. both asset a and asset b are acceptable