Companies use lots of different strategies to market their products. Many companies have found that supporting relevant charities is one way to do this. Some companies, for example, pledge to donate proceeds to cancer research. But what if the companies in question only donate 1% of their proceeds? Is it still ethical for them to take credit for supporting a charity if they are donating just pennies of each purchase? Consumer dollars may be better spent donating directly to the charity in question, instead of buying the product. What do you think? Are these companies exploiting a disease for profit, or simply using a smart marketing strategy?

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Calculate the required rate of return for climax inc., assuming that (1) investors expect a 4.0% rate of inflation in the future, (2) the real risk-free rate is 3.0%, (3) the market risk premium is 5.0%, (4) the firm has a beta of 2.30, and (5) its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the last 5 years. do not round your intermediate calculations.

Lucido products markets two computer games: claimjumper and makeover. a contribution format income statement for a recent month for the two games appears below: claimjumper makeover total sales $ 30,000 $ 70,000 $ 100,000 variable expenses 20,000 50,000 70,000 contribution margin $ 10,000 $ 20,000 30,000 fixed expenses 24,000 net operating income $ 6,000 required: 1. compute the overall contribution margin (cm) ratio for the company.. 2. compute the overall break-even point for the company in dollar sales. 3. complete the contribution format income statement at break-even point for the company showing the appropriate levels of sales for the two products. (do not round intermediate calculations.)