Use the following information to answer this question. Windswept, Inc. 2017 Income Statement ($ in millions) Net sales $9,900 Cost of goods sold 7,650 Depreciation 390 Earnings before interest and taxes $1,860 Interest paid 88 Taxable income $1,772 Taxes 620 Net income $1,152 Windswept, Inc. 2016 and 2017 Balance Sheets ($ in millions) 2016 2017 2016 2017 Cash $220 $250 Accounts payable $1,540 $1,632 Accounts rec. 990 890 Long-term debt 1,010 1,293 Inventory 1,750 1,655 Common stock 3,240 2,970 Total $2,960 $2,795 Retained earnings 530 780 Net fixed assets 3,360 3,880 Total assets $6,320 $6,675 Required:What is the equity multiplier for 2017?

Consider the market for gasoline. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of gasoline is $3.00 per gallon, and employees at gas stations earn $17.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $3.40 per gallon for gasoline. the government prohibits gas stations from selling gasoline for more than $3.40 per gallon. due to new regulations, gas stations that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from paying more than $14.50 per hour.

According to the philosopher immanuel kant, the right of employees to know the nature of the job they are being hired to do and the obligation of a company not to deceive them in this respect is mainly reflective of the basic right of . privac yb. free consentc. freedom of speechd. freedom of consciencee. first refusal

Security a has a higher standard deviation of returns than security b. we would expect that: (i) security a would have a risk premium equal to security b. (ii) the likely range of returns for security a in any given year would be higher than the likely range of returns for security b. (iii) the sharpe ratio of a will be higher than the sharpe ratio of b. (a) i only (b) i and ii only (c) ii and iii only (d) i, ii and iii