As the manager of smith construction, you need to make a decision on the number of homes to build in a new residential area where you are the only builder. unfortunately, you must build the homes before you learn how strong demand is for homes in this large neighborhood. there is a 60 percent chance of low demand and a 40 percent chance of high demand. the corresponding (inverse) demand functions for these two scenarios are p = 300,000 – 400 q and p = 500,000 – 275q, respectively. your cost function is c(q) = 140,000 + 240,000q. how many new homes should you build, and what profits can you expect?

Calculate the cost of each capital component—in other words, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock (including flotation costs), and the cost of equity (ignoring flotation costs). use both the capm method and the dividend growth approach to find the cost of equity.calculate the cost of new stock using the dividend growth approach.what is the cost of new common stock based on the capm? (hint: find the difference between re and rs as determined by the dividend growth approach and then add that difference to the capm value for rs.)assuming that gao will not issue new equity and will continue to use the same target capital structure, what is the company’s wacc? e. suppose gao is evaluating three projects with the following characteristics.each project has a cost of $1 million. they will all be financed using the target mix of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity. the cost of the common equity for each project should be based on the beta estimated for the project. all equity will come from reinvested earnings.equity invested in project a would have a beta of 0.5 and an expected return of 9.0%.equity invested in project b would have a beta of 1.0 and an expected return of 10.0%.equity invested in project c would have a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 11.0%.analyze the company’s situation, and explain why each project should be accepted or rejected g

Jason started last week with $900 in his checking account. during the week, he wrote the checks below. at the end of the week, jason received a paycheck for $534.59. he recorded all of these transactions in his check register. trans typ./ check no. date description of transaction payment/ debit deposit/ credit (+) balance 900 00 241 12/4 miller's food market 53.21 53 21 groceries 846 79 242 12/7 frank's auto parts 24.05 24 05 oil and filter 822 74 243 12/8 mike's barber shop 15.00 15 00 haircut 807 74 deposit 12/9 paycheck 534.59 534 59 1,342 33 evaluate jason's check register. a. jason did a good job; everything is correct. b. the final balance is wrong; jason did not add everything correctly. c. jason should have written debit instead of deposit for the transaction type. d. jason entered the amount for his paycheck in the wrong column.

The following cost and inventory data are taken from the accounting records of mason company for the year just completed: costs incurred: direct labor cost $ 90,000 purchases of raw materials $ 134,000 manufacturing overhead $ 205,000 advertising expense $ 45,000 sales salaries $ 101,000 depreciation, office equipment $ 225,000 beginning of the year end of the year inventories: raw materials $ 8,100 $ 10,300 work in process $ 5,900 $ 21,000 finished goods $ 77,000 $ 25,800 required: 1. prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured. 2. prepare the cost of goods sold section of mason company’s income statement for the year.