A firm has issued 40,000 shares of stock whose current price is $81 per share. Shareholders expect an annual return of 15%. The firm also has a two-year loan of $1,800,000 at 6.4% annual interest. It has also issued 8,500 bonds with a face value of $1,000 each, with 15 years left to maturity, semi-annual compounding, and a coupon interest rate of 5%. The bonds are currently worth (have a current market price of) $1,100 each on the market.(a) Using market values for its debt and equity, calculate the firm's weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) before taxes. Round to tenths place (e. g., 12.8%) (b) Assume a tax rate of 38% applies. Calculated the WACC after accounting for the impact taxes have with same rounding)

Vulcan flyovers offers scenic overflights of mount st. helens, the volcano in washington state that explosively erupted in 1982. data concerning the company’s operations in july appear below: vulcan flyovers operating data for the month ended july 31 actual results flexible budget planning budget flights (q) 56 56 54 revenue ($350.00q) $ 16,500 $ 19,600 $ 18,900 expenses: wages and salaries ($3,300 + $91.00q) 8,354 8,396 8,214 fuel ($31.00q) 1,904 1,736 1,674 airport fees ($870 + $35.00q) 2,730 2,830 2,760 aircraft depreciation ($11.00q) 616 616 594 office expenses ($240 + $1.00q) 464 296 294 total expense 14,068 13,874 13,536 net operating income $ 2,432 $ 5,726 $ 5,364 the company measures its activity in terms of flights. customers can buy individual tickets for overflights or hire an entire plane for an overflight at a discount. required: 1. prepare a flexible budget performance report for july that includes revenue and spending variances and activity variances.

11.     before adding cream to a simmering soup, you need to a. simmer the cream. b. chill the cream. c. strain the cream through cheesecloth. d. allow the cream reach room temperature. student d   incorrect which answer is right?

Which of the following is one of the advantages primarily associated with a performance appraisal? (a) it protects employees against discrimination on the basis of race. (b) it motivates employees to work on their shortcomings. (c) it encourages employees to play the role of the whistle-blower. (d) it accurately measures the resources of the firm.