Colter Steel has $4,850,000 in assets. Temporary current assets $ 1,700,000 Permanent current assets 1,535,000 Fixed assets 1,615,000 Total assets $ 4,850,000 Assume the term structure of interest rates becomes inverted, with short-term rates going to 13 percent and long-term rates 3 percentage points lower than short-term rates. Earnings before interest and taxes are $1,030,000. The tax rate is 20 percent. If long-term financing is perfectly matched (synchronized) with long-term asset needs, and the same is true of short-term financing, what will earnings after taxes be

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Trade will take place: a. if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is less than the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. b. if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is greater than the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. c. only if the maximum that a consumer is willing and able to pay is equal to the minimum price the producer is willing and able to accept for a good. d. none of the above.

Marta is twenty eight years old, and she has no dependents. she has saved an emergency fund and an extra $1,500. she would like to save or invest this money in hopes that it will grow fast. marta does not mind taking risks with her money. which type of account or investment is best for her? a. fifteen-year savings bond b. mutual fund c. basic savings account earning 1.3 percent interest, compounded monthly d. ida