Violet Sales Corp, reports the

yearminus−end

information from 2018 as follows:

Sales (35,625 units) $285,000
Cost of goods sold 116,000
Gross margin 169,000
Operating expenses 154,000
Operating income $15,000

Violet is developing the 2019 budget. In 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 3.5%, and as a result expectsa decrease in sales volume of 14%. All other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. Assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost.

Should Violet increase the selling price in 2019?

A. Yes, because sales revenue increases for 2019.
B. Yes, because gross margin increases for 2019.
C. No, because sales volume decreases for 2019.
D. No, because operating income decreases for 2019.

Calculate the cost of each capital component—in other words, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock (including flotation costs), and the cost of equity (ignoring flotation costs). use both the capm method and the dividend growth approach to find the cost of equity.calculate the cost of new stock using the dividend growth approach.what is the cost of new common stock based on the capm? (hint: find the difference between re and rs as determined by the dividend growth approach and then add that difference to the capm value for rs.)assuming that gao will not issue new equity and will continue to use the same target capital structure, what is the company’s wacc? e. suppose gao is evaluating three projects with the following characteristics.each project has a cost of $1 million. they will all be financed using the target mix of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity. the cost of the common equity for each project should be based on the beta estimated for the project. all equity will come from reinvested earnings.equity invested in project a would have a beta of 0.5 and an expected return of 9.0%.equity invested in project b would have a beta of 1.0 and an expected return of 10.0%.equity invested in project c would have a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 11.0%.analyze the company’s situation, and explain why each project should be accepted or rejected g

Retail industry fundamentals credential exam,part 1 all answers

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