Equity Method On January 2, 2011, Winstead & Company purchased 1,100,000 shares of the Secrest Company for $32.0 million. The investment represented 40 percent of the outstanding common shares of The Secrest Company. During 2011, Secrest reported net earnings of $1.05 per share and paid a cash dividend of $0.35 per share. During 2012, Secrest reported net earnings of $1.5 per share and paid a cash dividend of $0.4 per share. Calculate the book value of Winstead's investment in Secrest as of December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012.

Which is cheaper: eating out or dining in? the mean cost of a flank steak, broccoli, and rice bought at the grocery store is $13.04 (money.msn website, november 7, 2012). a sample of 100 neighborhood restaurants showed a mean price of $12.75 and a standard deviation of $2 for a comparable restaurant meal. a. develop appropriate hypotheses for a test to determine whether the sample data support the conclusion that the mean cost of a restaurant meal is less than fixing a comparable meal at home. b. using the sample from the 100 restaurants, what is the p-value? c. at a = .05, what is your conclusion? d. repeat the preceding hypothesis test using the critical value approach