Houston, Inc., planned and actually manufactured 200,000 units of its single product in 2017, its first year of operation. The variable manufacturing cost was $24 per unit produced. The variable operating (nonmanufacturing) cost was $9 per unit sold. Planned and actual fixed manufacturing costs were $600,000.Planned and actual fixed operating (nonmanufacturing) costs totaled $370,000. Houston sold 100,000 units of a product at $45 per unit. Houston?s 2017 operating income using absorption costing is
(a) $530,000
(b) $230,000
(c) $600,000
(d) $900,000
(e) none of these

Which result is a positive aspect of globalization?

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

Suppose that the firm cherryblossom has an orchard they are willing to sell today. the net annual returns to the orchard are expected to be $50,000 per year for the next 20 years. at the end of 20 years, it is expected the land will sell for $30,000. calculate the market value of the orchard if the market rate of return on comparable investments is 16%.