Afirm has an operating profit of $300,000, interest of $35,000, and a tax rate of 40 percent. the firm has an afterminustax cost of debt of 5 percent and a cost of equity of 15 percent. the firm's target capital structure is set at a mix of 40 percent debt and 60 percent equity. assuming this as the optimum capital structure, the value of the firm is

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?