In 2005, $320 million of the federal government's budget was allocated toward building a "bridge to nowhere" in alaska that connected two small towns. in 2006, $500,000 was allocated toward a teapot museum in north carolina, $1 million toward a water-free urinal initiative in michigan, and $4.5 million toward a museum and park at an abandoned mine in maine. these projects were requested by specific legislators in order to boost their popularity in their constituencies. these types of expenditures are known as- o a. pork belly spending. o b. over-the-barrel spending. 0 c, pork barrel spending. o d. sunk costs.

Baker industries’s net income is $24,000, its interest expense is $5,000, and its tax rate is 40%. its notes payable equals $27,000, long-term debt equals $75,000, and common equity equals $250,000. the firm finances with only debt and common equity, so it has no preferred stock. what are the firm’s roe and roic?

Following is a list of various costs incurred in producing replacement automobile parts. with respect to the production and sale of these auto parts, classify each cost as either variable costs, fixed costs, or mixed costs. 1. oil used in manufacturing equipment 2. plastic 3. property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment 4. salary of plant manager 5. cost of labor for hourly workers 6. packaging 7. factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month 8. metal 9. rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used 10. property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 11. straight-line depreciation on the production equipment 12. hourly wages of machine operators 13. electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour 14. computer chip (purchased from a vendor) 15. pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job

Identify at least 3 body language messages that project a positive attitude