Restex has a debt-equity ratio of 0.85, an equity cost of capital of 12 %, and a debt cost of capital of 7 %. Restex's corporate tax rate is 40 %, and its market capitalization is $ 220 million. a. If Restex's free cash flow is expected to be $ 10 million one year from now and will grow at a constant rate, what expected future growth rate is consistent with Restex's current market value? b. Estimate the value of Restex's interest tax shield.

In march 2012, the state of california started requiring that all packaging for food and drink with the additive 4-methylimidazole (4-mi) be clearly labeled with a cancer warning. because of this, both pepsi and coke changed their formula to eliminate 4-mi as an ingredient. if pepsi and coke did not change their formula, holding all else constant, what would have happened to the demand for these goods, assuming pepsi and coke were in a competitive market? a. the demand curve for both pepsi and coke would have shifted to the right, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for the companies to fall. b. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have remained unchanged, but the price of both products would have decreased and the profits for the companies would have fallen. c. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have decreased, but the prices and profits would not have changed. d. the demand curve for only one of them would change because pepsi and coke are substitutes. e. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have shifted to the left, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for both companies to fall.