Hall Corporation reported the following operating results for two consecutive years.

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Compute the percentage changes in Hall Corporation's income statement components between the two years. (Negative answers shoud be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 1 decimal place. (i. e., 234 should be entered as 23.4.)

Hall Corporation
Income Statement
2014 2013 Percentage change
Sales $1,297,000 $1,001,000
Cost of Goods Sold 797,655 600,600
Gross margin 499,345 400,400
Operating expenses 302,000 198,000
Income before taxes 197,345 202,400
Income taxes 61,400 52,600
Net income (loss) $135,945 $149,800

You plan to invest some money in a bank account. which of the following banks provides you with the highest effective rate of interest? hint: perhaps this problem requires some calculations. bank 1; 6.1% with annual compounding. bank 2; 6.0% with monthly compounding. bank 3; 6.0% with annual compounding. bank 4; 6.0% with quarterly compounding. bank 5; 6.0% with daily (365-day) compounding.

You are looking at a one-year loan of $16,500. the interest rate is quoted as 8.7 percent plus two points. a point on a loan is 1 percent (one percentage point) of the loan amount. quotes similar to this one are common with home mortgages. the interest rate quotation in this example requires the borrower to pay two points to the lender up front and repay the loan later with 8.7 percent interest. what rate would you actually be paying here?

Ronald sees that his employer's stock has grown from $20 a share to $60 a share this year, while most stocks have seen only 5% growth. his employer offers to let him convert a large portion of his salary into stock options. what is not a valid reason to turn down the stock offer? a)stocks with high returns have high volatility, and ronald's company may not grow further. b)ronald may be taxed more for capital gains than he would be for employment income. c)stock options are illiquid, and ronald may not be able to use them to pay for unexpected bills. d)ronald would be committing stock fraud if he exercises the options.