Halpert Corporation has been in operation for one year. The only product they produce is a specific bicycle chain. They want to make sure they are effectively utilizing the machinery they use to create this product. Below is the information concerning the machine that produces the bicycle chain: Actual run time this week 2,500
Minutes Machine time available per week 3,125
Minutes Actual run rate this week 2.4 Units per minute
Ideal run rate 3.2 Units per minute
Defect-free output this week 5,100 Units
Total output this week (including defects) 6,000 Units

Halpert’s quality rate was:

a. 0.42
b. 0.75
c. 0.80
d. 0.85

Consumer surplus is: the difference between the price of a product and what consumers were willing to pay for the product. the difference between the discounted price of a product and its retail price. the difference between the price paid by consumers and the price required of producers. the difference between the price of a product and consumers' valuation of the last unit of the product purchased.

Assume today is december 31, 2013. barrington industries expects that its 2014 after-tax operating income [ebit(1 – t)] will be $400 million and its 2014 depreciation expense will be $70 million. barrington's 2014 gross capital expenditures are expected to be $120 million and the change in its net operating working capital for 2014 will be $25 million. the firm's free cash flow is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4.5% annually. assume that its free cash flow occurs at the end of each year. the firm's weighted average cost of capital is 8.6%; the market value of the company's debt is $2.15 billion; and the company has 180 million shares of common stock outstanding. the firm has no preferred stock on its balance sheet and has no plans to use it for future capital budgeting projects. using the corporate valuation model, what should be the company's stock price today (december 31, 2013)? round your answer to the nearest cent. do not round intermediate calculations.

Which term best fits the sentence? is the process of reasoning, analyzing, and making important decisions. it’s an important skill in making career decisions. a. critical thinking b. weighing pros and cons c. goal setting