The operations of Winston Corporation are divided into the Blink Division and the Blur Division. Projections for the next year are as follows: Blink Division Blur Division Total
Sales $ 310,000 $ 180,000 $ 490,000
Variable costs 104,000 83,000 187,000
Contribution margin $ 206,000 $ 97,000 $ 303,000
Direct fixed costs 90,000 76,000 166,000
Segment margin $ 116,000 $ 21,000 $ 137,000
Allocated common costs 45,000 37,500 82,500
Operating income (loss) $ 71,000 $ (16,500) $ 54,500
If the Blur Division were dropped, Blink Division's sales would increase by 35%. If this happened, the operating income for Winston Corporation, as a whole, would be:

Tara incorporates her sole proprietorship, transferring it to newly formed black corporation. the assets transferred have an adjusted basis of $240,000 and a fair market value of $300,000. also transferred was $10,000 in liabilities, $1,000 of which was personal and the balance of $9,000 being business related. in return for these transfers, tara receives all of the stock in black corporation. a. black corporation has a basis of $241,000 in the property. b. black corporation has a basis of $240,000 in the property. c. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $241,000. d. tara’s basis in the black corporation stock is $249,000. e. none of the above.

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value

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