The jackson springs coal mine recently discovered that the mine was contaminating the local drinking water. cleaning up the mine and the surrounding areas would probably bankrupt the mine, causing the loss of hundreds of local jobs, but doing nothing would endanger the health of the community. the mine faces a serious decision.

Boteck is a full-service technology company. it provides equipment, installation services, and training services. customers can purchase any product or service separately or as a bundled package. on may 3, box-rite corporation purchased computer equipment, installation, and training for a total cost of $120,000. estimated stand-alone fair values of the equipment, installation, and training are $75,000, $50,000, and $25,000 respectively. the journal entry to record the sale and installation on may 3 will include select one:

On december 31, 2013, coronado company issues 173,000 stock-appreciation rights to its officers entitling them to receive cash for the difference between the market price of its stock and a pre-established price of $10. the fair value of the sars is estimated to be $5 per sar on december 31, 2014; $2 on december 31, 2015; $10 on december 31, 2016; and $8 on december 31, 2017. the service period is 4 years, and the exercise period is 7 years. prepare a schedule that shows the amount of compensation expense allocable to each year affected by the stock-appreciation rights plan.

The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.