Lewis Corporation has two service departments: Data Processing and Administration/Personnel. The company also has three divisions: X, Y, and Z. Data Processing costs are allocated based on hours of use and Administration/Personnel costs are allocated based on number of employees. DepartmentDirect CostsEmployeesHours of use Administration/ Personnel$400,000103,300 Data Processing850,00051,100 X450,000301,800 Y300,000152,200 Z550,000254,500 Assume that Data Processing provides more service than Administration/Personnel. Refer to Lewis Corporation. Assume that Data Processing costs have been allocated and the balance in Administration is $600,000. Using the step method, what amount is allocated to Z

Which term refers to the amount of products generated divided by the inputs necessary to create that output? a. performance b. industry ranking c. productivity d. organizational performance e. organizational effectiveness

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

You meet that special person and get married. amazingly your spouse has exactly the same income you do 47,810. if your tax status is now married filing jointly what is your tax liability