Edelman engines has $3 billion in total assets — of which cash and equivalents total $100 million. its balance sheet shows $0.6 billion in current liabilities — of which the notes payable balance totals $0.99 billion. the firm also has $2.25 billion in long-term debt and $0.15 billion in common equity. it has 400 million shares of common stock outstanding, and its stock price is $42 per share. the firm's ebitda totals $2.352 billion. assume the firm's debt is priced at par, so the market value of its debt equals its book value. what are edelman's market/book and its ev/ebitda ratios? do not round intermediate calculations. round your answers to two decimal places.

Acompany that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. prior to buying the new equipment, the company used 6 workers, who produced an average of 79 carts per hour. workers receive $16 per hour, and machine coast was $49 per hour. with the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $11 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a) compute the multifactor productivity (mfp) (labor plus equipment) under the prior to buying the new equipment. the mfp (carts/$) = (round to 4 decimal places). b) compute the productivity changes between the prior to and after buying the new equipment. the productivity growth = % (round to 2 decimal places)

:; )write a paragraph of two to three sentences and describe what will happen to a society that does not have a productive workforce?

Alpine west, inc., operates a downhill ski area near lake tahoe, california. an all-day, adult ticket can be purchased for $55. adult customers also can purchase a season pass that entitles the pass holder to ski any day during the season, which typically runs from december 1 through april 30. the season pass is nontransferable, and the $450 price is nonrefundable. alpine expects its season pass holders to use their passes equally throughout the season. the company’s fiscal year ends on december 31. on november 6, 2009, jake lawson purchased a season ticket. required: 1. when should alpine west recognize revenue from the sale of its season passes? 2. prepare the appropriate journal entries that alpine would record on november 6 and december 31. 3. what will be included in the 2009 income statement and 2009 balance sheet related to the sale of the season pass to jake lawson?