Winston industries had sales of $843,800 and costs of $609,900. the firm paid $38,200 in interest and $18,000 in dividends. it also increased retained earnings by $62,138 for the year. the depreciation was $76,400. what is the average tax rate? 32.83 percent 33.33 percent 38.17 percent 43.39 percent 48.87 percent

One investigating company tracked all credit card purchase during 2012 and measured two variables: (1) the type of credit card used (visa, mastercard, american express, or discover), and (2) the amount (in dollars) of each purchase. identify the level of each variable measured.

Afirm wants to strengthen its financial position. which of the following actions would increase its current ratio? a. reduce the company's days' sales outstanding to the industry average and use the resulting cash savings to purchase plant and equipment.b. use cash to repurchase some of the company's own stock.c. borrow using short-term debt and use the proceeds to repay debt that has a maturity of more than one year.d. issue new stock, then use some of the proceeds to purchase additional inventory and hold the remainder as cash.e. use cash to increase inventory holdings.

Adecision is made at the margin when each alternative considers