The balance sheets at the end of each of the first two years of a company's operations indicate the following: Year 2 Year 1 Total current assets $600,000 $580,000 Total investments 80,000 40,000 Total property, plant, and equipment 935,000 755,000 Total current liabilities 175,000 155,000 Total long-term liabilities 350,000 250,000 Preferred 9% stock, $100 par 100,000 100,000 Common stock, $10 par 600,000 600,000 Paid-in capital in excess of par—common stock 60,000 60,000 Retained earnings 330,000 210,000 If net income is $145,000 and interest expense is $30,000 for Year 2, what is the return on total assets for Year 2? a.26.9% b.19.3% c.10.8% d.11.7%

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

What is an equation of the line in slope intercept formm = 4 and the y-intercept is (0,5)y = 4x-5y = -5x +4y = 4x + 5y = 5x +4

Describe what fixed costs and marginal costs mean to a company.