Purple Hedgehog Forestry Corporation has generated earnings of $240,000,000. Its target capital structure consists of 60% equity and 40% debt. Its plans to spend $83,000,000 on capital projects over the next year and expects to finance this investment in the same proportion as its capital structure The company makes distributions in the form of dividends. Purple Hedgehog Forestry is considering using more equity and less debt in its capital structure. Which of these statements best describes how this will affect the firm's annual dividend, assuming that all other factors are held constant?

a. Purple Hedgehog Forestry will pay a smaller annual dividend if it goes forward with this decision.
b. Purple Hedgehog Forestry's annual dividend will be greater if it goes forward with this decision.

Chipotle mexican grill, the american mexican food chain restaurant, opened its first restaurant in the united states in 1993. in 2010, chipotle opened its first restaurant in the united kingdom in london on charing cross. by late may 2013, the company had 6 restaurants in london, but they have not been doing well even though the british have taken a liking to mexican food (boyle, 2013). why has this successful u.s. chain not seen the same success overseas? if you were chipotle's ceo, how would you fix this situation? what is an alternative means of venturing outside of its domestic markets that may allow for a competitive advantage? then, pick a company that has not yet expanded overseas, or if it has expanded, suggest a different strategy for entrance into an overseas market that you feel would be more strategic for the company. research its rivals in the global marketplace and market conditions in the overseas market you are targeting. justify your recommended entry strategy based on these industry and market conditions.

Now ray has had the tires for two months and he notices that the tread has started to pull away from the tire. he has already contacted the place who sold the tires and calmly and accurately explained the problem. they didn’t him because they no longer carry that tire. so he talked with the manager and he still did not get the tire replaced. his consumer rights are being violated. pretend you are ray and write a letter to the company’s headquarters. here are some points to keep in mind when writing the letter: include your name, address, and account number, if appropriate. describe your purchase (name of product, serial numbers, date and location of purchase). state the problem and give the history of how you tried to resolve the problem. ask for a specific action. include how you can be reached.

One of the benefits of a well designed ergonomic work environment is low operating costs is true or false