Selected data from Emporia Company follow: Balance Sheets As of December 31 2018 2017 Accounts receivable $ 600,000 $ 480,000 Allowance for doubtful accounts (40,000 ) (20,000 ) Net accounts receivable $ 560,000 $ 460,000 Inventories, lower of cost or market $ 500,000 $ 400,000 Income Statement For the Years Ended December 31 2018 2017 Net credit sales $ 2,400,000 $ 1,950,000 Net cash sales 600,000 450,000 Net sales 3,000,000 2,400,000 Cost of goods sold 1,800,000 1,520,000 Selling, general, and administrative expenses 300,000 240,000 Other expenses 80,000 50,000 Total operating expenses $ 2,180,000 $ 1,810,000 Required Compute the accounts receivable turnover for 2018. Compute the inventory turnover for 2018. Compute the net margin for 2017.

Calculate the cost of each capital component—in other words, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock (including flotation costs), and the cost of equity (ignoring flotation costs). use both the capm method and the dividend growth approach to find the cost of equity. calculate the cost of new stock using the dividend growth approach. what is the cost of new common stock based on the capm? (hint: find the difference between re and rs as determined by the dividend growth approach and then add that difference to the capm value for rs.)assuming that gao will not issue new equity and will continue to use the same target capital structure, what is the company’s wacc? e. suppose gao is evaluating three projects with the following characteristics. each project has a cost of $1 million. they will all be financed using the target mix of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity. the cost of the common equity for each project should be based on the beta estimated for the project. all equity will come from reinvested earnings. equity invested in project a would have a beta of 0.5 and an expected return of 9.0%.equity invested in project b would have a beta of 1.0 and an expected return of 10.0%.equity invested in project c would have a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 11.0%.analyze the company’s situation, and explain why each project should be accepted or rejected g

Which statement best explains the relationship between points a and b? a. consumption reaches its highest point, and then supply begins to fall. b. inflation reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to expand. c. production reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to contract. d. unemployment reaches its highest point, and then inflation begins to decrease.

1. what must one do to perform the essential managerial task of controlling in achieving organizational goals? a. motivate, coordinate, and energize individuals and groups to work together to achieve organizational goals b. choose appropriate organizational goals and courses of action to best achieve those goals c. establish task and authority relationships that allow people to work together to achieve organizational goals d. establish accurate measuring and monitoring systems to evaluate how well the organization has achieved its goals