Icu window, inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. the firm has a debt issue outstanding with eight years to maturity that is quoted at 116.5 percent of face value. the issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 10.8 percent annually. what is the company’s pretax cost of debt? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) pretax cost of debt % if the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) aftertax cost of debt %

The cost of labor is significantly lower in many countries than in the united states. if you move manufacturing to a facility to a country labeled as part of the axis of evil and a threat to world peace you will increase the net income of your client by $10 million per the facility is located in a country which limits personal freedom and engages in state sponsored terrorism. imagine you are a marketing consultant. (a) what would you tell the executives to do? (b) what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Bulldog holdings is a u. s.-based consumer electronics company. it owns smaller firms in japan and taiwan where most of its cell phone technology is developed and manufactured before being released worldwide. which of the following alternatives to integration does this best illustrate? a. venture capitalism b. franchising c. joint venture d. parent-subsidiary relationship

Miller company’s total sales are $171,000. the company’s direct labor cost is $20,520, which represents 30% of its total conversion cost and 40% of its total prime cost. its total selling and administrative expense is $25,650 and its only variable selling and administrative expense is a sales commission of 5% of sales. the company maintains no beginning or ending inventories and its manufacturing overhead costs are entirely fixed costs. required: 1. what is the total manufacturing overhead cost? 2. what is the total direct materials cost? 3. what is the total manufacturing cost? 4. what is the total variable selling and administrative cost? 5. what is the total variable cost? 6. what is the total fixed cost? 7. what is the total contribution margin?