Pallest Corporation reported the following pretax information for its current fiscal year: $45,000 income from continuing operations and an $9,000 loss arising from discontinuing a segment (it was simply closed, no gain or loss on sale). Pallest is subject to a 30% income tax rate and had 9,000 shares of common stock outstanding for the year. Starting with pretax income from continuing operations, prepare a partial income statement for Pallest for the current year. Be sure to include earnings per share information. Round earnings per share computations to the nearest cent.

Google started as one of many internet search engines, amazon started as an online book seller, and ebay began as a site where people could sell used personal items in auctions. these firms have grown to be so large and dominant that they are facing antitrust scrutiny from competition regulators in the us and elsewhere. did these online giants grow by fairly beating competition, or did they use unfair advantages? are there any clouds on the horizon for these firms -- could they face diseconomies of scale or diseconomies of scope as they continue to grow? if so, what factors may limit their continued growth?

Miami incorporated estimates that its retained earnings break point (bpre) is $21 million, and its wacc is 13.40 percent if common equity comes from retained earnings. however, if the company issues new stock to raise new common equity, it estimates that its wacc will rise to 13.88 percent. the company is considering the following investment projects: project size irr a $4 million 14.00% b 5 million 15.10 c 4 million 16.20 d 6 million 14.20 e 1 million 13.42 f 6 million 13.75 what is the firm's optimal capital budget?

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