Healthy foods inc. sells 50-pound bags of grapes to the military for $16 a bag. the fixed costs of this operation are $90,000, while the variable costs of grapes are $0.20 per pound. a. what is the break-even point in bags? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. calculate the profit or loss (ebit) on 12,000 bags and on 34,000 bags. c. what is the degree of operating leverage at 20,000 bags and at 34,000 bags? (round your answers to 2 decimal places.) d. if healthy foods has an annual interest expense of $13,000, calculate the degree of financial leverage at both 20,000 and 34,000 bags. (round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. what is the degree of combined leverage at both 20,000 and 34,000 bags? (round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

You have just been hired as a financial analyst for barrington industries. unfortunately, company headquarters (where all of the firm's records are kept) has been destroyed by fire. so, your first job will be to recreate the firm's cash flow statement for the year just ended. the firm had $100,000 in the bank at the end of the prior year, and its working capital accounts except cash remained constant during the year. it earned $5 million in net income during the year but paid $800,000 in dividends to common shareholders. throughout the year, the firm purchased $5.5 million of machinery that was needed for a new project. you have just spoken to the firm's accountants and learned that annual depreciation expense for the year is $450,000; however, the purchase price for the machinery represents additions to property, plant, and equipment before depreciation. finally, you have determined that the only financing done by the firm was to issue long-term debt of $1 million at a 6% interest rate. what was the firm's end- of-year cash balance? recreate the firm's cash flow statement to arrive at your answer

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

Which of these is an example of innovation?