Which of the following is a reason franchising has become popular in recent years? a) franchise owners are free to set their own rules and operating standards, but they benefit from national ad programs.. b) small franchise owners enjoy a degree of control and can benefit from their support of the parent company.. c) because they are owned by a group of individuals for their shared benefit, franchises spread the liability.. d) franchising fees and royalties are generally low, and large profits can be made for minimal investment.

Pennewell publishing inc. (pp) is a zero growth company. it currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) are $80,000. pp's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. the firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. refer to the data for pennewell publishing inc. (pp). pp is considering changing its capital structure to one with 30% debt and 70% equity, based on market values. the debt would have an interest rate of 8%. the new funds would be used to repurchase stock. it is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the added leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise to 12%. if this plan were carried out, what would be pp's new value of operations? a. $484,359 b. $521,173 c. $584,653 d. $560,748 e. $487,805

Which term describes an alternative to car buying where monthly payments are paid for a specific period of time, after which the vehicle is returned to the dealership or bought? a. car financing b. car maintenance c. car leasing d. car ownership

Juniper company, inc. uses a perpetual inventory system. the company purchased $9,750 of merchandise on august 7 with terms 1/10, n/30. on august 11, it returned $1,500 worth of merchandise. on august 16, it paid the full amount due. the correct journal entry to record the payment on august 16 is: