A school realizes that they need a new copy machine for their main office. The copy machine costs $4,500. After speaking with the financial advisor, they decide to pay 10% of the cost of the machine in cash and finance the rest through their credit union. How much is their monthly payment if the credit union will charge 2% per year compounded monthly for 2 years

The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.