An increase in a firm's tax rate will if the firm has debt capital in its capital structure: a. increase both the cost of preferred stock and debt.
b. decrease the cost of preferred stock.
c. increase the firm's WACC.
d. decrease the firm's WACC.

]4. seiler company has the following information: materials work-in-process finished goods beginning inventory 300 400 500 ending inventory 700 900 1500 material purchase 7,700 cost of goods sold 15,600 direct labor 5,500 what was the manufacturing overhead for the period? a. $3,400. b. $4,300. c. $3,000. d. $5,500.

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

The following information is available for ellen's fashions, inc. for the current month. book balance end of month $ 7 comma 000 outstanding checks 700 deposits in transit 4 comma 500 service charges 120 interest revenue 45 what is the adjusted book balance on the bank reconciliation?