Companies hd and ld have identical amounts of assets, operating income (ebit), tax rates, and business risk. company hd, however, has a much higher debt ratio than ld. company hd’s basic earning power ratio (bep) exceeds its cost of debt (rd). which of the following statements is correct? a. company hd has a higher return on assets (roa) than company ld. b. company hd has a higher times interest earned (tie) ratio than company ld. c. company hd has a higher return on equity (roe) than company ld, and its risk, as measured by the standard deviation of roe, is also higher than ld’s. d. the two companies have the same roe. e. company hd’s roe would be higher if it had no debt.

In the context of your career choice, your own business skills cannot influence the level of your personal financial success. a. true b. false

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)

Suppose your rich uncle gave you $50,000, which you plan to use for graduate school. you will make the investment now, you expect to earn an annual return of 6%, and you will make 4 equal annual withdrawals, beginning 1 year from today. under these conditions, how large would each withdrawal be so there would be no funds remaining in the account after the 4th withdraw?