Southern California Publishing Company is trying to decide whether or not to revise its popular textbook Financial Psychoanalysis Made Simple. It has estimated that the revision will cost $95,000. Cash flows from increased sales will be $22,000 the first year. These cash flows will increase by 5 percent per year. The book will go out of print six years from now. Assume that the initial cost is paid now and revenues are received at the end of each year. If the company requires a return of 12 percent for such an investment, what is the value today of the cash flows

Baldwin has negotiated a new labor contract for the next round that will affect the cost for their product bold. labor costs will go from $7.91 to $8.41 per unit. in addition, their material costs have fallen from $13.66 to $12.66. assume all period costs as reported on baldwin's income statement remain the same. if baldwin were to pass on half the new costs of labor and half the savings in materials to customers by adjusting the price of their product, how many units of product bold would need to be sold next round to break even on the product?

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

What has caroline's payment history been like? support your answer with two examples