Big Al’s Meat Market has annual sales of $549,000 and cost of goods sold of $372,400. The profit margin is 6 percent and the accounts payable period is 31.5 days. What is the average accounts payable balance? Assume 365 days per year.

Bubbly Waters currently sells 530 Class A spas, 680 Class C spas, and 430 deluxe model spas each year. The firm is considering adding a mid-class spa and expects that if it does, it can sell 605 units per year. However, if the new spa is added, Class A sales are expected to decline to 340 units while the Class C sales are expected to increase to 705. The sales of the deluxe model will not be affected. Class A spas sell for an average of $16,500 each. Class C spas are priced at $8,300 and the deluxe models sellfor $19,300 each. The new mid-range spa will sell for $10,300. What annual sales figure should you use in your analysis?

A project has an initial cost of $7,900 and cash inflows of $2,100, $3,140, $3,800, and $4,500 per year over the next four years, respectively. What is the payback period?

One year ago, you purchased 100 shares of Titan Wood Products for $48.29 per share. The stock has paid dividends of $.55 per share over the past year and is currently priced at $53.18. What is your total dollar return on your investment?

Six months ago, you purchased 1,200 shares of ABC stock for $33.56 a share. You have received dividend payments equal to $.40 a share. Today, you sold all of your shares for $36.70 a share. What is your total dollar return on this investment?

Drinkable Water Systems is analyzing a project with projected cash flows of $127,400, $209,300, and –$46,000 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. The project costs $251,000 and has been assigned a discount rate of 12.5 percent. Should this project be accepted based on the discounting approach to the modified internal rate of return? Why or why not?

A project has cash flows of −$129,000, $62,400, $54,800, and $41,800 for Years 0 to 3, respectively. The required rate of return is 12 percent. Based on the internal rate of return of _____ percent for this project, you should _____ the project.

You want your portfolio beta to be .95. Currently, your portfolio consists of $4,000 invested in Stock A with a beta of 1.26 and $7,000 in Stock B with a beta of .94. You have another $8,000 to invest and want to divide it between an asset with a beta of 1.74 and a risk-free asset. How much should you invest in the risk-free asset?

A proposed project has fixed costs of $42,106 per year. The operating cash flow at 12,000 units is $56,900. Ignore taxes. What will be the new degree of operating leverage if the number of units sold rises to 12,600?

Bretz Baskets would like to offer a special product to its best customers. However, the firm wants to limit its maximum potential loss on this product to the firm’s initial investment. The fixed costs are estimated at $3,600, the depreciation expense is $870, and the contribution margin per unit is $6.89. What is the minimum number of units the firm should pre-sell to ensure its potential loss does not exceed the desired level?