The relationship between financial leverage and profitability pelican paper, inc., and timberland forest, inc., are rivals in the manufacture of craft papers. some financial statement values for each company follow use them in a ratio analysis that compares the firms' financial leverage and profitability. a. calculate the following debt and coverage ratios for the two companies. discuss their financial risk and ability to cover the costs in relation to each other. (1) debt ratio (2) times interest earned ratio b. calculate the following profitability ratios for the two companies. discuss their profitability relative to each other. (1) operating profit margin (2) net profit margin (3) return on total assets (4) return on common equity c. in what way has the larger debt of timberland forest made it more profitable than pelican paper? what are the risks that timberland's investors undertake when they choose to purchase its stock instead of pelican's?

Gideon company uses the allowance method of accounting for uncollectible accounts. on may 3, the gideon company wrote off the $2,200 uncollectible account of its customer, a. hopkins. on july 10, gideon received a check for the full amount of $2,200 from hopkins. the entry or entries gideon makes to record the write off of the account on may 3 is:

Alandowner and his neighbor purchased adjoining undeveloped lots. after both built homes on their respective lots, the landowner suggested to the neighbor that a common driveway be built where the two lots joined. the neighbor agreed. the landowner and the neighbor split the cost of constructing the driveway and entered into a written agreement to equally share the costs of its upkeep and maintenance. the agreement was recorded in the county recorder's office. two years later, the neighbor built a new driveway located entirely on his lot. the common driveway, which the landowner continued to use but which the neighbor no longer used, began to deteriorate. the landowner asked the neighbor for money to maintain the common driveway, but the neighbor refused to contribute. three years later, the neighbor conveyed his lot to a friend. the friend entered into possession and used only the driveway built by the neighbor. by this time, the common driveway had deteriorated badly and contained numerous potholes. the landowner asked the friend to pay half of what it would take to repair the common driveway. the friend refused. the landowner repaired the driveway and sued the friend for 50% of the cost of repairs. will the landowner prevail?

Jackson is preparing for his hearing before the federal communications commission (fcc) involving a complaint that was filed against him by the fcc regarding the interruption of radio frequency. the order to "cease and desist" using the radio frequency has had a detrimental impact on his business. once the administrative law judge prepares his or her initial order, jackson has no further options. no, jackson can request that the matter be reviewed by an agency board or commission. yes, once the initial order is presented, it's only a matter of time before the order becomes final.