24) Empire Moving Company reported the following amounts on its balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017: 2017 2016 Cash and Receivables $105,000 $85,000 Merchandise Inventory 135,000 180,000 Property, Plant and Equipment, net 770,000 790,000 Total Assets $1,010,000 $1,055,000 Total Liabilities $435,000 $445,000 For the vertical analysis, what is the percentage of total liabilities for December 31, 2016? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) A) 100.00% B) 42.18% C) 43.07% D) 19.10%

Jing-sheng facilitated a hiring committee for his advertising company. six employees (including two managers) met together to discuss applicants and select the finalists for a copywriter position in the public relations department. although the head of public relations would have the final nod on the candidate that would ultimately be hired, the evaluative work of the committee was very important because this group would send forward those persons they believed would be good work colleagues. in setting up this type of hiring process, the head of public relations was utilizing a(n) style of leadership.a. autocraticb. free-reinc. contingentd. participative

The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.

(30 total points) suppose a firm’s production function is given by q = l1/2*k1/2. the marginal product of labor and the marginal product of capital are given by: mpl = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2l k , and mpk = 1/ 2 1/ 2 2k l . a) (12 points) if the price of labor is w = 48, and the price of capital is r = 12, how much labor and capital should the firm hire in order to minimize the cost of production if the firm wants to produce output q = 18?