Scenario 1 the financial statements and data shown below are to be used for the next three (3) questions. all figures are in millions except the tax rate and the year-end stock price. balance sheet cash $ 140.0 accounts payable $ 800.0 accts. receivable 880.0 notes payable 600.0 inventories 1,320.0 accruals 400.0 total current assets $2,340.0 total current liabilities $1,800.0 long-term bonds 1,000.0 total debt $2,800.0 common stock 200.0 retained earnings 1,000.0 net plant & equip. 1,660.0 total common equity $1,200.0 total assets $4,000.0 total liabilities & equity $4,000.0 income statement net sales $6,000.0 operating costs 5,599.8 depreciation 100.2 ebit $ 300.0 less: interest 96.0 ebt $ 204.0 less: taxes 81.6 net income $ 122.4 other data shares outstanding 60.00 common dividends $42.8 federal plus state income tax rate 40% year-end stock price $30.60 use scenario 1 to answer the question. what is the firm’s p/e ratio?

As the marginal propensity to consume (mpc) increases, the multiplier remains the same. increases. decreases. as the marginal propensity to save (mps) increases, the multiplier decreases. increases. remains the same. if the marginal propensity to consume is 0.30, what is the multiplier, assuming there are no taxes or imports? round to the tenths place. given the multiplier that you calculated, by how much will gross domestic product (gdp) increase when there is a $1,000 increase in government spending? $

As sales exceed the break‑even point, a high contribution‑margin percentage (a) increases profits faster than does a low contribution-margin percentage (b) increases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (c) decreases profits at the same rate as a low contribution-margin percentage (d) increases profits slower than does a low contribution-margin percentage

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?