Chang corp. has $375,000 of assets, and it uses only common equity capital (zero debt). its sales for the last year were $550,000, and its net income was $25,000. stockholders recently voted in a new management team that has promised to lower costs and get the return on equity up to 15%. what profit margin would the firm need in order to achieve the 15% roe, holding everything else constant? do not round your intermediate calculations.

Which of the following is a competitive benefit experienced by the first mover firm in an industry? a. the first mover will be able to achieve a less steep learning curve. b. the first mover will be able to reduce the switching costs. c. the first mover will not have to patent its products or technology. d. the first mover will be able to reduce costs through economies of scale.

At the beginning of each month, desmond receives a written statement from his bank containing all the transactions processed on his checking account for the previous month desmond compares his check register to this bank statement. this comparison is known as your account. a. confirming b. reconciling c. comparing d. finalizing

Multiple-choice questions have a special grading rule determined by your instructor. assume that your instructor has decided to grade these questions in the following way: if you submit an incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question with n options, you will lose 1/(nâ’1) of the credit for that question. just like the similar multiple-choice penalty on most standardized tests, this rule is necessary to prevent random guessing. if a multiple-choice question has five answer choices and you submit one wrong answer before getting the question correct, how much credit will you lose for that part of the question? multiple-choice questions have a special grading rule determined by your instructor. assume that your instructor has decided to grade these questions in the following way: if you submit an incorrect answer to a multiple-choice question with options, you will lose of the credit for that question. just like the similar multiple-choice penalty on most standardized tests, this rule is necessary to prevent random guessing. if a multiple-choice question has five answer choices and you submit one wrong answer before getting the question correct, how much credit will you lose for that part of the question? 100% 50% 33% 25% 20%