Last year, ABC Inc. had sales of $375,000 and a net income of $25,000, and it had total assets of $350,000 at the year end. The company's debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio was 75.0%. What was the company’s ROE? (Hint: Use the DuPont identity) 4.08% 7.15% 11.67% 12.50% 5.36%

Over the past year, three of the star salesmen at family resorts international's corporate office have been lured away to competitors. on top of that, karina, the general manager of the sales department, has noticed that most employees come in, do their jobs, and leave. family resorts offers a good salary, benefits, and tuition reimbursement, as well as a number of development and training programs. most employees seem contented enough, but karina would like to do something to increase the level of engagement among her staff. what do you think karina should do?

Coop inc. owns 40% of chicken inc., both coop and chicken are corporations. chicken pays coop a dividend of $10,000 in the current year. chicken also reports financial accounting earnings of $20,000 for that year. assume coop follows the general rule of accounting for investment in chicken. what is the amount and nature of the book-tax difference to coop associated with the dividend distribution (ignoring the dividends received deduction)?

With the slowdown of business, how can starbucks ensure that the importance of leadership development does not get overlooked?