Ms. z has decided to invest $75,000 in state bonds. she could invest in state a bonds paying 5 percent annual interest or in state r bonds paying 5.4 percent annual interest. the bonds have same risk , the interest from both is exempt from federal income tax. because ms. z is a resident of state a , she would not pay state a's 8.5 percent personal income tax on the state a bond interest, but she would pay this tax on the state r bond interest .ms. z can deduct any state tax payments in the computations of her federal taxable income , and her federal marginal rate is 33 percent. should ms. z invest in the state a or state r bonds?

Lindon company is the exclusive distributor for an automotive product that sells for $30.00 per unit and has a cm ratio of 30%. the company’s fixed expenses are $162,000 per year. the company plans to sell 20,200 units this year. required: 1. what are the variable expenses per unit? (round your "per unit" answer to 2 decimal places.) 2. what is the break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? 3. what amount of unit sales and dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000 per year? 4. assume that by using a more efficient shipper, the company is able to reduce its variable expenses by $3.00 per unit. what is the company’s new break-even point in unit sales and in dollar sales? what dollar sales is required to attain a target profit of $72,000?