"The Daily Brew has a debt-equity ratio of .57. The firm is analyzing a new project that requires an initial cash outlay of $260,000 for equipment. The flotation cost is 9.1 percent for equity and 4.4 percent for debt. What is the initial cost of the project including the flotation costs?"

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve