Assume Control Corp has 0% in their capital structure and has a tax rate of 25%. Their current Beta is 0.65. Management now decides to increase their debt load and will result in a debt/equity ratio of 0.40. Given this change, what is the new Beta of the firm given this added leverage? a. 0.65
b. 0.845
c. 0.729
d. 1.03

As a group is leaving, you ask them if they had a good experience at the restaurant. they mention that they had poor service and their food was cold. a.apologize and ask them to give the restaurant another chance in the future. you tell them that guests usually have a great experience here. b.apologize then ask for the server’s name and immediately notify the manager after they leave. c.apologize for the bad experience and ask them to wait as you call the manager to talk to them. d.apologize for the bad experience and encourage them to complete the customer service survey. this feedback will ensure other guests do not have the same experience.

The lee family is looking to buy a house in one of two suburban areas just outside of a major city, and air quality is a top priority for them. overall air quality is calculated by taking measures in 100 locations within each suburb and then calculating a measure of central tendency. in one suburb, there is a major bus station that creates very poor air quality at its location but has no impact in the surrounding parts of the suburb. in this situation, which measure of overall suburb air quality would be most useful?

Examine the following book-value balance sheet for university products inc. the preferred stock currently sells for $30 per share and pays a dividend of $3 a share. the common stock sells for $16 per share and has a beta of 0.9. there are 2 million common shares outstanding. the market risk premium is 9%, the risk-free rate is 5%, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%. book-value balance sheet (figures in $ millions) assets liabilities and net worth cash and short-term securities $ 2.0 bonds, coupon = 6%, paid annually (maturity = 10 years, current yield to maturity = 8%) $ 5.0 accounts receivable 3.0 preferred stock (par value $15 per share) 3.0 inventories 7.0 common stock (par value $0.20) 0.4 plant and equipment 21.0 additional paid-in stockholders’ equity 13.6 retained earnings 11.0 total $ 33.0 total $ 33.0 a. what is the market debt-to-value ratio of the firm? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what is university’s wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)