Contribution Margin Ratio, Variable Cost Ratio, Break-Even Sales Revenue The controller of Ashton Company prepared the following projected income statement: $88,000 23,760 $64,240 43,800 $20,440 Total variable cost Contribution margin Total fixed cost Operating income Required: 1. Calculate the contribution margin ratio. Note: Enter as a percent, rounded to the nearest whole number. 2. Calculate the variable cost ratio. Note: Enter as a percent, rounded to the nearest whole number. 3. Calculate the break-even sales revenue for Ashton. Note: Round your answer to the nearest dollar. 4. How could Ashton increase projected operating income without increasing the total sales revenue?

Assume today is december 31, 2013. barrington industries expects that its 2014 after-tax operating income [ebit(1 – t)] will be $400 million and its 2014 depreciation expense will be $70 million. barrington's 2014 gross capital expenditures are expected to be $120 million and the change in its net operating working capital for 2014 will be $25 million. the firm's free cash flow is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4.5% annually. assume that its free cash flow occurs at the end of each year. the firm's weighted average cost of capital is 8.6%; the market value of the company's debt is $2.15 billion; and the company has 180 million shares of common stock outstanding. the firm has no preferred stock on its balance sheet and has no plans to use it for future capital budgeting projects. using the corporate valuation model, what should be the company's stock price today (december 31, 2013)? round your answer to the nearest cent. do not round intermediate calculations.

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Margaret company reported the following information for the current year: net sales $3,000,000 purchases $1,957,000 beginning inventory $245,000 ending inventory $115,000 cost of goods sold 65% of sales industry averages available are: inventory turnover 5.29 gross profit percentage 28% how do the inventory turnover and gross profit percentage for margaret company compare to the industry averages for the same ratios? (round inventory turnover to two decimal places. round gross profit percentage to the nearest percent.)