Katlin Markets is debating between a levered and an unlevered capital structure. The all-equity capital structure would consist of 75,000 shares of stock. The debt and equity option would consist of 40,000 shares of stock plus $320,000 of debt with an interest rate of 6.25 percent. What is the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes between these two options

If you were running a company, what are at least two things you could do to improve its productivity.

Zapper has beginning equity of $257,000, net income of $51,000, dividends of $40,000 and investments by stockholders of $6,000. its ending equity is

Miller mfg. is analyzing a proposed project. the company expects to sell 14,300 units, plus or minus 3 percent. the expected variable cost per unit is $15 and the expected fixed cost is $35,000. the fixed and variable cost estimates are considered accurate within a plus or minus 3 percent range. the depreciation expense is $32,000. the tax rate is 34 percent. the sale price is estimated at $19 a unit, give or take 3 percent. what is the net income under the worst case scenario?