Kermit's hardware's (kh) fixed operating costs are $20.8 million and its variable cost ratio is 0.30. the firm has $10 million in bonds outstanding with a coupon interest rate of 9%. kh has 200,000 shares of common stock outstanding. the firm has revenues of $32.2 million and its marginal tax rate is 40%. compute kh's degree of total leverage. a. 26.8 b. 5.5 c. 29.1 d. 4.7

Which of the following statements is correct? a) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it generally subjects the firm to additional regulationsb) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firms investors to increased personal liabilitiesc) one drawback of forming a corporation is that it makes it more difficult for the firm to raise capitald) one advantage of forming a corporation is that it subjects the firm's investors to fewer taxese) one disadvantage of forming a corporation is that it is more difficult for the firm's investors to transfer their ownership interests

Turtle corporation produces and sells a single product. data concerning that product appear below: per unit percent of sales selling price $ 150 100 % variable expenses 75 50 % contribution margin $ 75 50 % the company is currently selling 5,600 units per month. fixed expenses are $194,000 per month. the marketing manager believes that a $5,300 increase in the monthly advertising budget would result in a 190 unit increase in monthly sales. what should be the overall effect on the company's monthly net operating income of this change?

The era of venture capitalists doling out large sums of money to startups is a. just beginning b. on the rise c. over d. fading