Barnes' Brothers Has the Following Data for the Year Ending

question 12

Multiple Choice

Barnes' Brothers has the following data for the year ending 12/31/07: Net income = $600; Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) = $700; Total assets = $2,500; Short-term investments = $200; Stockholders' equity = $1,800; Total debt = $700; and Total operating capital = $2,100.Barnes' weighted average cost of capital is 10%.What is its economic value added (EVA) ?

• A)$420.11
• B)$442.23
• C)$465.50
• D)$490.00

Understand the application of CPI to convert past salaries or prices to their present-day equivalents.

Analyze how changes in the prices of goods and services in a simple economy affect the CPI.

Understand what real interest rates reveal about the economy that nominal rates do not.

Discuss the major problems associated with using the CPI as a measure of the cost of living.

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