Aguilar company is a priceminus−taker and uses target pricing. refer to the following information: production volume 601 comma 000601,000 units per year market price $ 30$30 per unit desired operating income 1616% of total assets total assets $ 13 comma 700 comma 000$13,700,000 variable cost per unit $ 19$19 per unit fixed cost per year $ 5 comma 400 comma 000$5,400,000 per year with the current cost structure, aguilar cannot achieve its profit goals. it will have to reduce either the fixed costs or the variable costs. assuming that fixed costs cannot be reduced, what are the target variable costs per unit per year? assume all units produced are sold. (round your answer to the nearest cent.)

Beranek corp has $720,000 of assets, and it uses no debt--it is financed only with common equity. the new cfo wants to employ enough debt to raise the debt/assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. how much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio? a. $273,600b. $288,000c. $302,400d. $317,520e. $333,396

Afamily wishes to save for future college expenses. which financial tool should the family invest in?

Amanufacturing firm is considering overhauling the existing compensation strategy. currently every front line employee who works on the assembly line earns the same hourly wage. ideally, management would like to institute a new pay system that involves pay-for-performance. which of the following recommendations is both consistent with scientific management's general emphases and generally good advice for management of this firma. the firm should adopt a differential pay system with one pay level for average performance, and a higher level for good performance. b. the firm should adopt a differential pay system, but the firm should modify it from its original design and provide many different levels of pay associated with different performance levels. c. the firm should understand worker psychology and to focus on pay as the key motivator. d. all of the abovee. none of the above