Exercise 13-5 Determination of income effects from common-size and trend percents LO P1, P2

Common-size and trend percents for Rustynail Company's sales, cost of goods sold, and expenses follow.

Common-Size Percents Trend Percents
2017 2016 2015 2017 2016 2015
Sales 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 105.4 % 104.2 % 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold 63.4 61.9 59.1 113.1 109.1 100.0
Operating expenses 15.3 14.8 15.1 106.8 102.1 100.0

Determine the net income for the following years. (Enter all amounts as positive values.)

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $65 per share, paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $58. a, compute the percentage total return. (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. what was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

Fill in the missing words to correctly complete each sentence about analyzing a job posting. when reviewing a job posting, it’s important to check theto determine whether it’s worth your time to apply. if the post has been up for a while or it’s already closed, move on to the next position. if it’s still available, take note of when it closes so you’ll know when you mayfrom the company in regard to an interview.

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)