The following information pertains to diane company. assume that all balance sheet amounts represent both average and ending balance figures and that all sales were on credit. assets cash and short-term investments $30,000 accounts receivable (net) 20,000 inventory 15,000 property, plant, and equipment 185,000 total assets $250,000 liabilities and stockholders' equity current liabilities $45,000 long-term liabilities 70,000 stockholders' equity—common 135,000 total liabilities and stockholders' equity $250,000 income statement sales $85,000 cost of goods sold 45,000 gross margin $40,000 operating expenses (15,000) interest expense (5,000) net income $20,000 number of shares of common stock outstanding 6,000 market price of common stock $20 total dividends paid $9,000 cash provided by operations $30,000 what is the price-earnings ratio for diane company?

Aprice ceiling is “binding” if the price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price. suppose that the equilibrium price is $5. if a price ceiling is set at $6, this will not affect the market in any way since $5 remains a legally allowable price (since $5 < $6). a price ceiling of $6 is called a “non-binding” price ceiling. on the other hand, if the price ceiling is set at $4, the price ceiling is “binding” because the natural equilibrium price is $5 but that is no longer allowed. what happens when there is a binding price ceiling? at a price below the equilibrium price, quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied. there is a shortage. normally, price increases eliminate shortages by increasing quantity supplied and decreasing quantity demanded. in this case, however, price increases are not allowed past the price ceiling. we therefore predict that the observed market price will be right at the price ceiling and there will be a permanent shortage. the observed quantity bought and sold will be dictated by the quantity supplied at the price ceiling. although consumers would like to buy more, there are no more units for sale

At a small store, a customer enters the front door on average every 8 minutes. a prior study indicated that the time between customers entering the front door during weekdays follows an exponential distribution. what is the probability that the time between customers entering the store on a weekday will be less than or equal to 7? select one: a. 62 b. 43 c. 1/8 d. 7/8 e. 58

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. the techron i costs $285,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $78,000 per year. the techron ii costs $495,000, has a five-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $45,000 per year. for both milling machines, use straight-line depreciation to zero over the project’s life and assume a salvage value of $55,000. if your tax rate is 24 percent and your discount rate is 11 percent, compute the eac for both machines.