Which of the following will not cause the percent earned on operating property of a utility to fall?

a. Sale of a fully depreciated asset at a loss
b. Building a new plant
c. Increase in operating expenses
d. Decrease in borrowing and interest expense
e. Decrease in revenue


D

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Dirickson Inc. has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours.InputsStandard Quantity or Hours per Unit of OutputStandard Price or RateDirect materials 7.6 ounces$9.40per ounceDirect labor 0.10hours$18.00per hourVariable manufacturing overhead 0.10hours$5.30per hourThe company has reported the following actual results for the product for July:    Actual output 7,600unitsRaw materials purchased 63,000ouncesActual cost of raw materials purchased$541,800 Raw materials used in production 57,750ouncesActual direct labor-hours 820hoursActual direct labor cost$16,072 Actual variable overhead cost$4,592 The variable overhead efficiency variance for

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A corporation has $10,000,000 of 10 percent preferred stock outstanding and a 40 percent tax rate. The amount of earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) required to pay the preferred dividends is ________

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