Starbucks Corporation is considering opening a new coffee shop in downtown Seattle. The company estimates that the initial investment for equipment and renovations will be $500,000. Annual fixed costs, including rent and salaries, are projected to be $300,000. The variable cost per cup of coffee is estimated at $1.50, which includes ingredients and disposable cups. Starbucks plans to sell each cup of coffee for $4.00. Management wants to know how many cups of coffee the new shop needs to sell annually to break even. Additionally, they want to calculate the annual profit if they sell 200,000 cups of coffee per year. What is the break-even point in units and the potential annual profit at the given sales volume? Apple Inc. reported the following financial information for its fiscal year 2023: total revenue of $383.29 billion, cost of goods sold of $224.11 billion, operating expenses of $54.82 billion, and interest expense of $2.78 billion. The company's effective tax rate for the year was 14.4%. Apple also had 15.82 billion weighted average shares outstanding during the fiscal year. Based on this information, calculate Apple's gross profit, operating income, income before taxes, net income, and earnings per share (EPS) for fiscal year 2023. Round your EPS calculation to two decimal places.

Abuela Pastries operates a chain of bakeries and is considering the sprinkle cookie project, which would involve selling sprinkle cookies for 1 year. The firm expects sales of sprinkle cookies to be $158,000 and associated costs from flour, butter, sugar, etc. used to make sprinkle cookies to be $69,000. The firm believes that sales of frosted cookies, a type of cookie that is currently offered by the firm, would be $33,000 less with the addition of sprinkle cookies, and that costs associated with frosted cookies would be $18,000 less with the addition of sprinkle cookies. Finally, Abuela Pastries believes that selling sprinkle cookies would increase traffic to its bakeries, which would increase expected sales of bread, cakes, and other items by $23,000 more than it would be without the addition of sprinkle cookies, and increase costs of bread, cakes, and other items by $15,000 more than it would be without the addition of sprinkle cookies. What is the operating cash flow (OCF) for…

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Beryl's Iced Tea currently rents a bottling machine for $55,000 per year, including all maintenance expenses. It is considering purchasing a machine instead and is comparing two options: a. Purchase the machine it is currently renting for $160,000. This machine will require $23,000 per year in ongoing maintenance expenses. b. Purchase a new, more advanced machine for $255,000. This machine will require $18,000 per year in ongoing maintenance expenses and will lower bottling costs by $15,000 per year. Also, $39,000 will be spent up front to train the new operators of the machine. Suppose the appropriate discount rate is 7% per year and the machine is purchased today. Maintenance and bottling costs are paid at the end of each year, as is the cost of the rental machine. Assume also that the machines will be depreciated via the straight-line method over seven years and that they have a 10-year life with a negligible salvage value. The marginal corporate tax rate is 25%. Should Beryl's Iced…