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Pettijohn Inc.The balance sheet and income statement shown below are for Pettijohn Inc. Note that the firm has no amortization charges, it does not lease any assets, none of its debt must be retired during the next 5 years, and the notes payable will be rolled over. Balance Sheet (Millions of $)   Assets 2016 Cash and securities $  1,554.0 Accounts receivable 9,660.0 Inventories   13,440.0 Total current assets $24,654.0 Net plant and equipment   17,346.0 Total assets $42,000.0 Liabilities and Equity   Accounts payable $  7,980.0 Notes payable 5,880.0 Accruals     4,620.0 Total current liabilities $18,480.0 Long-term bonds   10,920.0 Total liabilities $29,400.0 Common stock 3,360.0 Retained earnings     9,240.0 Total common equity $12,600.0 Total liabilities and equity $42,000.0     Income Statement (Millions of $) 2016 Net sales $58,800.0 Operating costs except depr’n $55,274.0 Depreciation $  1,029.0 Earnings bef int and taxes (EBIT) $  2,497.0 Less interest     1,050.0 Earnings before taxes (EBT) $  1,447.0 Taxes $     314.0 Net income $  1,133.0 Other data:   Shares outstanding (millions) 175.00 Common dividends $   509.83 Int rate on notes payable & L-T bonds 6.25% Federal plus state income tax rate 21.7% Year-end stock price $77.69   Refer to the data for Pettijohn Inc. What is the firm’s market-to-book ratio?

48.A nurse is caring for an older adult client on postoperative day one following a right total knee replacement. The nurse recognizes that due to the client’s age and reduced mobility, they are at increased risk for developing postoperative respiratory complications. Which of the following interventions is most effective in reducing this risk?

Returns for the Alcoff Company over the last 3 years are shown below. What’s the standard deviation of the firm’s returns? (Hint: This is a sample, not a complete population, so the sample standard deviation formula should be used.) Year Return 2010   21.00% 2009 −12.50% 2008   25.00%

Assume a share of preferred stock offers an annual dividend of $2.50, and is currently selling for $57. What is this firm’s cost of preferred stock? Enter your answer as a percentage, without the percentage sign (‘%’), rounded to 2 decimals. For example, if your answer is 0.07789, that’s 7.79%, so just enter 7.79

Assume a company issued a callable bond with an 8% coupon rate a few years ago. Which of the following changes are likely to prompt the firm to call the bond?

A company has just paid a dividend of [d]$. Its discount rate is [r]%, and the expected perpetual growth rate is [g]%. What would you expect to be the stock’s price TODAY? Express your answer in dollars, rounded to the nearest cent (2 decimals).

Assume you have just obtained the semiannual YTM for a bond that pays semiannual coupons. How do you state this YTM on an annual basis?

A company has just paid a dividend of [d]$. Its discount rate is [r]%, and the expected perpetual growth rate is [g]%. What is the stock’s Capital Gain Yield? Express your answer as a percentage but without the percentage sign, and rounded to 1 decimal. That is, if your answer is 0.035, which is 3.5%, then just type 3.5.

Assume a stock pays a dividend of $5, which will never change. If the discount rate is 10%, what should be the price of the stock today? Enter your answer in dollars, rounded to the nearest cent (2 decimals).

(prior data) Based on the client’s presentation.  What is the priority finding that needs intervention?