Following are selected accounts for Staples, Inc., for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2013. a. Indicate whether each account appears on the balance sheet (B) or income statement (I).

Staples, Inc. ($ millions) Amount Classification
Sales $24,381 I
Accumulated depreciation 4,067 B
Depreciation expense 408 I
Retained earnings 6,694 B
Net income (loss) (211) I
Property, plant 6,030 B
Selling, general and admin expense 4,884 I
Accounts receivable 1,816 B
Total liabilities 6,144 B
Stockholders' equity 6,136 B

b. Using the data, compute total assets and total expenses.
c. Compute net profit margin (net income/sales) and total liabilities-to-equity ratio (total liabilities/stockholders' equity).

Aceramics manufacturer sold cups last year for $7.50 each. variable costs of manufacturing were $2.25 per unit. the company needed to sell 20,000 cups to break even. net income was $5,040. this year, the company expects the price per cup to be $9.00; variable manufacturing costs to increase 33.3%; and fixed costs to increase 10%. how many cups (rounded) does the company need to sell this year to break even?

Partnerships are the most common type of business firms in the world. t/f

Mr. smith recently faced a choice between being (a) an economics profes-sor, which pays $60,000/yr, or (b) a safari leader, which pays $50,000/yr. after careful deliberation, smith took the safari job, but it was a close call. "for a dollar more," he said, "i'd have gone the other way."now smith's brother-in-law approaches him with a business proposition. the terms are as follows: - smith must resign his safari job to work full-time in his brother-in-law's business.- smith must give his brother-in-law an interest-free loan of $100,000, which will be repaid in full if and when smith leaves the business. (smith currently has much more than $100,000 in the the business will pay smith a salary of $70,000/yr. he will receive no other payment from the business.the interest rate is 10 percent per year. apart from salary considerations, smith feels that working in the business would be just as enjoyable as being an economics professor. for simplicity, assume there is no uncertainty regarding either smith's salary in the proposed business or the security of his monetary investment in it. should smith join his brother-in-law and, if so, how small would smith's salary from the business have to be to make it not worthwhile for him to join? if not, how large would smith's salary from the business have to be to make it worthwhile for him to join?