Lester's is a globally diverse company with multiple divisions and a cost of capital of 15.8 percent. med, inc. is a specialty firm in the medical equipment field with a cost of capital of 13.7 percent. with the aging of america, both firms recognize the opportunities that exist in the medical field and are considering expansion in this area. at present, there is an opportunity for multiple firms to be involved in a new medical devices project. each project will require an initial investment of $8.4 million with annual returns of $2.2 million per year for seven years. which firm or firms, if either, should become involved in the new projects?
lester's onlymed, inc. onlyneither lester's nor med, inc. both lester's and med, inc. the answer cannot be determined based on the information provided.

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

Wren pork company uses the value basis of allocating joint costs in its production of pork products. relevant information for the current period follows: product pounds price/lb. loin chops 3,000 $ 5.00 ground 10,000 2.00 ribs 4,000 4.75 bacon 6,000 3.50 the total joint cost for the current period was $43,000. how much of this cost should wren pork allocate to loin chops?

Yowell company granted a sales discount of $360 to a customer when it collected the amount due on account. yowell uses the perpetual inventory system. which of the following answers reflects the effects on the financial statements of only the discount? assets = liab. + equity rev. − exp. = net inc. cash flow a. (360 ) = na + (360 ) (360 ) − na = (360 ) (360 ) oa b. na = (360 ) + 360 360 − na = 360 na c. (360 ) = na + (360 ) (360 ) − na = (360 ) na d. na = (360 ) + 360 360 − na = 360 na