Lester's Markets has total revenues of $3,811, costs of $2,902, depreciation of $315, interest expense of $168, and taxes of $89. At the beginning of the year, the firm had current assets of $2,150, total assets of $4,908, and total liabilities of $1,964. At the end of the year, the current assets are $2,202, total assets are $5,103, and total liabilities are $1,952. What is the amount of net capital spending for the year

Varto company has 9,400 units of its sole product in inventory that it produced last year at a cost of $23 each. this year’s model is superior to last year’s, and the 9,400 units cannot be sold at last year’s regular selling price of $42 each. varto has two alternatives for these items: (1) they can be sold to a wholesaler for $8 each, or (2) they can be reworked at a cost of $251,100 and then sold for $34 each. prepare an analysis to determine whether varto should sell the products as is or rework them and then sell them.

Marcus nurseries inc.'s 2005 balance sheet showed total common equity of $2,050,000, which included $1,750,000 of retained earnings. the company had 100,000 shares of stock outstanding which sold at a price of $57.25 per share. if the firm had net income of $250,000 in 2006 and paid out $100,000 as dividends, what would its book value per share be at the end of 2006, assuming that it neither issued nor retired any common stock?

Suppose an investor starts with a portfolio consisting of one randomly selected stock. as more and more randomly selected stocks are added to the portfolio, what happens to the portfolio's risk