Edna recording studios, inc., reported earnings available to common stock of $4,200,000 last year. from those earnings, the com­pany paid a dividend of $1.26 on each of its 1,000,000 common shares outstanding. the capital structure of the company includes 40% debt, 10% preferred stock, and 50% common stock. it is taxed at a rate of 40%. if the market price of the common stock is $40 and divendends are expected to grow at a rate of 6% per year for the forseeable future, what is the company's cost of retained earnings financing?

Southeastern bell stocks a certain switch connector at its central warehouse for supplying field service offices. the yearly demand for these connectors is 15,000 units. southeastern estimates its annual holding cost for this item to be $25 per unit. the cost to place and process an order from the supplier is $75. the company operates 300 days per year, and the lead time to receive an order from the supplier is 2 working days. a) find the economic order quantity. b) find the annual holding costs. c) find the annual ordering costs. d) what is the reorder point?

Cash flow is often a problem for small businesses. how can an entrepreneur increase cash flow? a) locate lower-priced suppliers. b) forego sending in estimated tax payments to the irs c) shorten the terms on a bank loan to pay it off more quickly d) sell more low-margin items.

You need $87,000 in 12 years. required: if you can earn .54 percent per month, how much will you have to deposit today?