Firms U and L both have a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 12% and each has the same amount of assets. Firm U is unleveraged, i. e., it is 100% equity financed, while Firm L is financed with 50% debt and 50% equity. Firm L's debt has an after-tax cost of 4.8%. Both firms have positive net income.1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?a. Firm L has a lower ROA than Firm U. b. Firm L has the higher times interest earned (TIE) ratio. c. Firm L has a lower ROE than Firm U. d. The two companies have the same times interest earned (TIE) ratio. e. Firm L has a higher EBIT than Firm U.

What is the connection between digital transformation and customer experience

Vintage fun reproduces oldminusfashioned style roller skates and skateboards. the annual production and sales of roller skates is 950 units, while 1,750 skateboards are produced and sold. the company has traditionally used direct labor hours to allocate its overhead to products. roller skates require 2.5 direct labor hours per unit, while skateboards require 1.25 direct labor hours per unit. the total estimated overhead for the period is $114,300. the company is looking at the possibility of changing to an activityminusbased costing system for its products. if the company used an activityminusbased costing system, it would have the following three activity cost pools: the overhead cost per skateboard using the traditional costing system would be closest to: a. $9.31. b. $65.31. c. $25.05. your answer is not correct.d.

Evaluate a real situation between two economic actors; it could be any scenario: two competing businesses, two countries in negotiations, two kids trading baseball cards, you and another person involved in an exchange or anything else. use game theory to analyze the situation and the outcome (or potential outcome). be sure to explain the incentives, benefits and risks each face.