Russell Preston delivers parts for several local auto parts stores. He charges clients $0.85 per mile driven. Russell has determined that if he drives 2,500 miles in a month, his average operating cost is $0.50 per mile. If he drives 3,500 miles in a month, his average operating cost is $0.40 per mile. Russell has used the high-low method to determine that his monthly cost equation is total cost = $980 + $0.15 per mile. Required: 1. Determine how many miles Russell needs to drive to break even. 2. Assume Russell drove 1,600 miles last month. Without making any additional calculations, determine whether he earned a profit or a loss last month. 3. Determine how many miles Russell must drive to earn $1,400 in profit. 4-a. Prepare a contribution margin income statement assuming Russell drive 1,600 miles last month. 4-b. Use the information provided in Req 4a to calculate Russell’s degree of operating leverage.

Last week paul, ceo of quality furniture in south carolina, traveled to europe to visit customers. while overseas, paul checked his e-mail daily and showed his company's website to customers, explaining how the website will them place orders and receive merchandise more quickly. after visiting the last customer friday morning, paul was able to return to the corporate office in south carolina to meet with his board of directors that night. is the "shrinking" of time and space with air travel and electronic media.

Calculate the cost of each capital component—in other words, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock (including flotation costs), and the cost of equity (ignoring flotation costs). use both the capm method and the dividend growth approach to find the cost of equity.calculate the cost of new stock using the dividend growth approach.what is the cost of new common stock based on the capm? (hint: find the difference between re and rs as determined by the dividend growth approach and then add that difference to the capm value for rs.)assuming that gao will not issue new equity and will continue to use the same target capital structure, what is the company’s wacc? e. suppose gao is evaluating three projects with the following characteristics.each project has a cost of $1 million. they will all be financed using the target mix of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity. the cost of the common equity for each project should be based on the beta estimated for the project. all equity will come from reinvested earnings.equity invested in project a would have a beta of 0.5 and an expected return of 9.0%.equity invested in project b would have a beta of 1.0 and an expected return of 10.0%.equity invested in project c would have a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 11.0%.analyze the company’s situation, and explain why each project should be accepted or rejected g

You are president of a large corporation. at a typical monthly meeting, each of your vice presidents gives standard area reports. in the past, these reports have been good, and the vps seem satisfied about their work. based on situational approach to leadership, which leadership style should you exhibit at the next meeting?