Bigelow has a levered cost of equity of 14.29% and a pretax cost of debt of 7.23%. The required return on the assets is 11%. What is the firm's debt-equity ratio based on MM Proposition II with no taxes?

In north korea, a farmer’s income is the same as a dentist’s income. in a country with a mixed or market economy, the difference between those two professions might be more than 5 times different. how can you explain the fact that individuals doing the same work in different countries do not earn comparable salaries?

A76-year old female with degenerative joint disease made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. the patient stated she has had severe pain in her right knee for six months. she has tried physical therapy and steroid injections but has not had any relief. the surgeon has agreed to schedule a right total knee arthroplasty (knee replacement).

Dan mcclure is trying to decide on how many copies of a book to purchase at the start of the upcoming selling season for his bookstore. the book retails at $28.00. the publisher sells the book to dan for $20.00. dan will dispose of all the unsold copies of the book at 75 percent off the retail price, at the end of the season. dan estimates that demand for this book during the season is normal with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 42. a. how many books should dan order to maximize his expected profit? b. given the order quantity in part a, what is dan's expected profit? c. the publisher's variable cost per book is $7.50. given the order quantity in part a, what is the publisher's expected profit?