Apaint manufacturing company has three factories located in france, germany, and spain. the productivity data of the factories are as follows:
factory location amount of paint produced(us gallons) total input cost (usd)
spain 4,600,000,000 $5,250,000
germany 5,500,000,000 $5,250,000
france 4,000,000,000 $3,500,000

a. germany is lower than that of the factory in spain.
b. spain is higher than that of the factory in france.
c. france is higher than that of the factory in spain.
d. france is lower than that of the factory in germany.

Suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the u.s. treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. this project requires the purchase of $249,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the three-year project life. ignore bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $115,000. you will also need $18.000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. the fixed costs will be $37000 a year and the variable costs will be $148,000 per park. your required rate of return is 14 percent and your tax rate is 21 percent. what is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (round your answer to the nearest $100) (a) $214,300 (b) $214,100 (c) $212,500 (d) $208,200 (e) $208,400

Ajax corp's sales last year were $435,000, its operating costs were $362,500, and its interest charges were $12,500. what was the firm's times-interest-earned (tie) ratio? a. 4.72b. 4.97c. 5.23d. 5.51e. 5.80