For a recent year, McDonald's Company-owned restaurants had the following sales and expenses (in millions): Sales $25,700 Food and packaging $8,982 Payroll 6,500 Occupancy (rent, depreciation, etc.) 5,748 General, selling, and administrative expenses 3,700 $24,930 Income from operations $770 Assume that the variable costs consist of food and packaging, payroll, and 40% of the general, selling, and administrative expenses. a. What is McDonald's contribution margin

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.