Western Electric has 26,500 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $68 and a rate of return of 13.55 percent. The firm has 6,750 shares of 6.70 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $89.50 per share. The preferred stock has a par value of $100. The outstanding debt has a total face value of $371,000 and currently sells for 105.5 percent of face. The yield to maturity on the debt is 7.75 percent. What is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 39 percent?

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

The sarbanes-oxley act was passed to question 6 options: prevent fraud at public companies. replace all of the old accounting procedures with new ones. improve the accuracy of the company's financial reporting. both a and c

Suppose that a government that is skeptical of efforts to regulate prices charged by private companies is nevertheless concerned that an electric utility company is taking advantage of consumers with unfair pricing policies. which of the following policy options might most effectively enable the government to achieve its objectives in this situation? do nothing to all. turn the company into a public enterprise. use antitrust laws to increase competition. regulate the firm's pricing behavior.