Forecasting indicates that the need for skilled technical employees in your company will increase dramatically this year. if the company continues on its present course, it will experience a substantial labor shortage by year's end. something must be done fast, but management is concerned about maintaining its flexibility. which of the options for avoiding expected labor shortages would be most appropriate under these circumstances

Darlene has a balance of 3980 on a credit card with an apr of 22.8% paying off her balance and which of these lengths of time will result in her paying the least amount of interest?

For each of the following users of financial accounting information and managerial accounting information, specify whether the user would primarily use financial accounting information or managerial accounting information or both: 1. sec examiner 2. bookkeeping department 3. division controller 4. external auditor (public accounting firm) 5. loan officer at the company's bank 6. state tax agency auditor 7. board of directors 8. manager of the service department 9. wall street analyst 10. internal auditor 11. potential investors 12, current stockholders 13. reporter from the wall street journal 14. regional division managers

Rossdale co. stock currently sells for $68.91 per share and has a beta of 0.88. the market risk premium is 7.10 percent and the risk-free rate is 2.91 percent annually. the company just paid a dividend of $3.57 per share, which it has pledged to increase at an annual rate of 3.25 percent indefinitely. what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity?