For the coming year, the company is forecasting a 20% increase in sales, and it expects that its year-end operating costs, including depreciation, will equal 75% of sales. austin's tax rate, interest expense, and dividend payout ratio are all expected to remain constant. what is austin's projected 2017 net income? enter your answer in millions. for example, an answer of $13,000,000 should be entered as 13. round your answer to two decimal places.

When borrowers want funding to pay for different projects, they go to the loanable funds market and acquire funds through either indirect finance or direct finance. below, you are given five different scenarios. is each an example of direct finance or indirect finance?

Oz makes lion food out of giraffe and gazelle meat. giraffe meat has 18 grams of protein and 36 grams of fat per pound, while gazelle meat has 36 grams of protein and 18 grams of fat per pound. a batch of lion food must contain at least "46,800" grams of protein and 70,200 grams of fat. giraffe meat costs $1/pound and gazelle meat costs $2/pound. how many pounds of each should go into each batch of lion food in order to minimize costs? hint [see example 2.]

Russell's study compared gpa of those students who volunteered for academic study skills training and those who did not elect to take the training. he found that those who had the training also had higher gpa. with which validity threat should russell be most concerned?