Lauryn’s doll co. had ebit last year of $56 million, which is net of a depreciation expense of $5.6 million. in addition, lauryn’s made $5.3 million in capital expenditures and increased net working capital by $2.7 million. assume that lauryn’s has a reported equity beta of 1.7, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.4, and a tax rate of 30 percent. what is lauryn’s fcf for the year?

Licensing is perhaps the easiest method of entering into international trade. another method of entering international trade, which can be relatively low risk, is which opens several levels of involvement to company

Chipotle mexican grill, the american mexican food chain restaurant, opened its first restaurant in the united states in 1993. in 2010, chipotle opened its first restaurant in the united kingdom in london on charing cross. by late may 2013, the company had 6 restaurants in london, but they have not been doing well even though the british have taken a liking to mexican food (boyle, 2013). why has this successful u.s. chain not seen the same success overseas? if you were chipotle's ceo, how would you fix this situation? what is an alternative means of venturing outside of its domestic markets that may allow for a competitive advantage? then, pick a company that has not yet expanded overseas, or if it has expanded, suggest a different strategy for entrance into an overseas market that you feel would be more strategic for the company. research its rivals in the global marketplace and market conditions in the overseas market you are targeting. justify your recommended entry strategy based on these industry and market conditions.

Melissa is a very generous single woman. before this year, she had given over $11,400,000 in taxable gifts over the years and has completely exhausted her applicable credit amount. in the current year, melissa gave her daughter riley $100,000 and promptly filed her gift tax return. melissa did not make any other gifts this year. how much gift tax must riley pay the irs because of this transaction?