This exercise is built around Whole Foods Market’s financial statements from the chapter. Average common shareholders’ equity for 2012 was $3.397 billion, and a 40% income tax rate should be used as needed. Refer to Exhibits 5.1 and 5.6 from the chapter. Whole Foods earned an ROA of 9.7% in 2012. What was ROCE that year?

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results when the government increases interest rates and restricts the lending of money? a. borrowing money becomes more expensive and there is less investment in production. b. the economy grows as investments result in larger profits. c. government spending drives up prices because of greater competition for goods and services. d. consumers save more money and spend less buying goods and services.

True or false: banks are required to make electronically deposited funds available on the same day of the deposit

Acompany factory is considered which type of resource a. land b. physical capital c. labor d. human capital