Last Year,you Purchased a Stock at a Price of $47

question 45

Multiple Choice

Last year,you purchased a stock at a price of $47.10 a share.Over the course of the year,you received $2.40 per share in dividends while inflation averaged 3.4 percent.Today,you sold your shares for $49.50 a share.What is your approximate real rate of return on this investment?

• A)6.30 percent
• B)6.79 percent
• C)7.18 percent
• D)9.69 percent
• E)10.19 percent

Identify the effects of changes in inventory levels on net operating income under absorption costing.

Compute gross margin under absorption costing.

Analyze how fixed manufacturing overhead costs are treated under variable and absorption costing.

Determine the effect of production and sales volumes on financial performance under different costing methods.

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