Which of the following statements is correct? a. klein cosmetics has a profit margin of 5.0%, a total assets turnover ratio of 1.5 times, no debt and therefore an equity multiplier of 1.0, and an roe of 7.5%. the cfo recommends that the firm borrow funds using long-term debt, use the funds to buy back stock, and raise the equity multiplier to 2.0. the size of the firm (assets) would not change. she thinks that operations would not be affected, but interest on the new debt would lower the profit margin to 4.5%. this would probably not be a good move, as it would decrease the roe from 7.5% to 6.5%. b. suppose a firm wants to maintain a specific tie ratio. it knows the amount of its debt, the interest rate on that debt, the applicable tax rate, and its operating costs. with this information, the firm can calculate the amount of sales required to achieve its target tie ratio. c. since the roa measures the firm's effective utilization of assets without considering how these assets are financed, two firms with the same ebit must have the same roa.

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u. s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u. s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u. s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u. s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation

Brian has been working for a few years now and has saved a substantial amount of money. he now wants to invest 50 percent of his savings in a bank account where it will be locked for three years and gain interest. which type of bank account should brian open? a. savings account b. money market account c. checking account d. certificate of deposit

Samantha is interested in setting up her own accounting firm and wants to specialize in the area of accounting that has experienced the most significant growth in recent years. which area of accounting should she choose as her specialty? samantha should choose as her specialty.