Due to mismanagement, Pakistan Steel Mills is currently over levered with a debt to capital ratio of 80% and a pre-tax cost of debt of 8%. Management of Pakistan Steel Mills is considering a restructuring that will reduce the company's debt to capital ratio to 40% and its pre-tax cost of debt to 6%. Current:
Debt/(Debt+Equity) = 80%
Cost of Debt (pre-tax) = 8%
Cost of Equity = 24.10%

Recapitalised:
Debt/(Debt+Equity) = 40%
Cost of Debt (pre-tax) = 6%
Cost of Equity =?

If the marginal tax rate is 25%, the risk-free rate is 2.5%, and the equity risk premium is 6%, estimate the cost of capital after the restructuring.

Which of the following is an example of a production quota? a. the government sets an upper limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. b. the government sets a price floor in the market for dairy products. c. the government sets a lower limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. d. the government guarantees to buy a specified quantity of dairy products from farmers.

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)

Which of the following tends to result in a decrease in the selling price of houses in an area? a. an increase in the population of the city or town. b. an increase in the labor costs of construction. c. an increase in the income of new residents in the city or town. d. an increase in mortgage interest rates.