Exhibit 19-5
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question 66

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 19-5
USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S)
You are provided with the following information about Albermarle Corp. $\begin{array}{lr} \text { Income Statement Data } &\\ \text { Sales } &542 \\ \text { Operating Income } &38 \\ \text { Depreciation } &3 \\ \text { Interest Expense } &3 \\ \text {Pretax Income } &32 \\ \text {Income Taxes } &13 \\ \text { Net Income after tax } &19\\\\ \text { Balance Sheet Data } &\\ \text { Fixed Assets } &41\\ \text { Total Assets } &245\\ \text {Working Capital } &123\\ \text { Total Debt } &16\\ \text { Equity } &159\\\end{array}$
-Refer to Exhibit 19-5. Calculate the interest expense rate.

• A) 7%
• B) 0.5%
• C) 1.2%
• D) 5%
• E) 2.3%

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Tax Revenue

The earnings collected by governments as a result of taxation.

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Expenditure Item

A specific category of spending, often detailed in budgets or financial reports, representing the purchase of goods or services.

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate of tax applied to the next dollar of income, indicating how much tax an individual will pay on an additional dollar of earnings.