Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.

You want to make an investment in a continuously compounding account over a period of two years. what interest rate is required for your investment to double in that time period? round the logarithm value and the answer to the nearest tenth.

Information on gerken power co., is shown below. assume the company’s tax rate is 40 percent. debt: 9,400 8.4 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 21 years to maturity, selling for 100.5 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments. common stock: 219,000 shares outstanding, selling for $83.90 per share; beta is 1.24. preferred stock: 12,900 shares of 5.95 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $97.10 per share. market: 7.2 percent market risk premium and 5 percent risk-free rate. required: calculate the company's wacc. (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) wacc %

Walsh company manufactures and sells one product. the following information pertains to each of the company’s first two years of operations: variable costs per unit: manufacturing: direct materials $ 25 direct labor $ 12 variable manufacturing overhead $ 5 variable selling and administrative $ 4 fixed costs per year: fixed manufacturing overhead $ 400,000 fixed selling and administrative expenses $ 60,000 during its first year of operations, walsh produced 50,000 units and sold 40,000 units. during its second year of operations, it produced 40,000 units and sold 50,000 units. the selling price of the company’s product is $83 per unit. required: 1. assume the company uses variable costing: a. compute the unit product cost for year 1 and year 2. b. prepare an income statement for year 1 and year 2. 2. assume the company uses absorption costing: a. compute the unit product cost for year 1 and year 2. b. prepare an income statement for year 1 and year 2. 3. reconcile the difference between variable costing and absorption costing net operating income in year 1.