Merchant Company purchased property for a building site. The costs associated with the property were: Purchase price $ 190,000 Real estate commissions 16,500 Legal fees 2,300 Expenses of clearing the land 3,500 Expenses to remove old building 2,500 What portion of these costs should be allocated to the cost of the land and what portion should be allocated to the cost of the new building?

Paid-in-capital in excess of par represents the amount of proceeds a. from the original sale of common stock b. in excess of the par value from the original sale of common stock c. at the current market value of the common stock d. at the curent book value of the common stock

Determine the hrm’s role in the performance management process and explain how to ensure the process aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?