Pro forma income statement austin grocers recently reported the following 2016 income statement (in millions of dollars): sales $700 operating costs including depreciation 500 ebit $200 interest 40 ebt $160 taxes (40%) 64 net income $96 dividends $32 addition to retained earnings $64 for the coming year, the company is forecasting a 15% increase in sales, and it expects that its year-end operating costs, including depreciation, will equal 60% of sales. austin's tax rate, interest expense, and dividend payout ratio are all expected to remain constant. what is austin's projected 2017 net income? what is the expected growth rate in austin's dividends?

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Vintage fun reproduces oldminusfashioned style roller skates and skateboards. the annual production and sales of roller skates is 950 units, while 1,750 skateboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. roller skates require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit, while skateboards require 1.25 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,300. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activityminusbased costing system for its products. if the company used an activityminusbased costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools: the overhead cost per skateboard using the traditional costing system would be closest to: a. $9.31. b. $65.31. c. $25.05. your answer is not correct.d.

10. which of the following is true regarding preretirement inflation? a. defined-benefit plans provide more inflation protection than defined-contribution plans. b. because of preretirement inflation, possible investment-related growth is increased for defined-contribution plans. c. all types of benefits are designed to cope with preretirement inflation. d. preretirement inflation is generally reflected in the increase in an employee's compensation level over a working career.