The Nite Lite Company manufactures small lamps and desk lamps. The following shows the activities per product: Set-ups Inspections Assembly (DLH)
Small Lamps - 4,000 units 4,000 16,000 4,000
Desk Lamps - 8,000 units 16,000 8,000 24,000

Using the following information prepared by the Nite Lite Company, determine the total factory overhead rate to be charged to desk lamps.

Activity Pool Activity Base Budgeted Amount
Set-ups 20,000 $60,000
Inspections 24,000 $120,000
Assembly (DLH) 28,000 $420,000

a. $380,000
b. $184,000
c. $152,000
d. $448,000

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. this project requires the purchase of $249,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the three-year project life. ignore bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $115,000. you will also need $18.000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. the fixed costs will be $37000 a year and the variable costs will be $148,000 per park. your required rate of return is 14 percent and your tax rate is 21 percent. what is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (round your answer to the nearest $100) (a) $214,300 (b) $214,100 (c) $212,500 (d) $208,200 (e) $208,400

You should do all of the following before a job interview except