Assuming that the break-even point has been surpassed, a firm that utilizes a high degree of operating leverage will produce profits than a firm that utilizes a lower degree of operating leverage.

The media specialist suggests a library reading program that will correlate highly with the teaching program and reward the students as they read. the rewards will be provided by the business community. a pencil carrier will be the reward for having read 25 books, a baseball cap the reward for having read 30 books, a tee shirt for 50 books, and a backpack for having read 100 books. the media specialist's suggestion is based on her knowledge that:

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east westsales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 )the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss) of: multiple choice$91,900$(64,100)$(142,000)$(5 0,100)

Imprudential, inc., has an unfunded pension liability of $572 million that must be paid in 25 years. to assess the value of the firm’s stock, financial analysts want to discount this liability back to the present. if the relevant discount rate is 6.5 percent, what is the present value of this liability? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions, rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 1,234,567.89)