Suppose a firm has 16.1 million shares of common stock outstanding and seven candidates are up for election to six seats on the board of directors.
a. if the firm uses cumulative voting to elect its board, what is the minimum number of votes needed to ensure election of one member to the board?
b. if the firm uses straight voting to elect its board, what is the minimum number of votes needed to ensure election of one member to the board?

Granby foods' (gf) balance sheet shows a total of $25 million long-term debt with a coupon rate of 8.50%. the yield to maturity on this debt is 8.00%, and the debt has a total current market value of $27 million. the company has 10 million shares of stock, and the stock has a book value per share of $5.00. the current stock price is $20.00 per share, and stockholders' required rate of return, r s, is 12.25%. the company recently decided that its target capital structure should have 35% debt, with the balance being common equity. the tax rate is 40%. calculate waccs based on book, market, and target capital structures. what is the sum of these three waccs?

Which of the following would not generally be a motive for a firm to hold inventories? a. to decouple or separate parts of the production process b. to provide a stock of goods that will provide a selection for customers c. to take advantage of quantity discounts d. to minimize holding costs e. all of the above are functions of inventory.

You are a professor of economics at a university.? you've been offered the position of serving as department? head, which comes with an annual salary that is ? $5 comma 500 higher than your current salary.? however, the position will require you to work 200 additional hours per year. suppose the next best use of your time is spending it with your? family, which has value of ? $10 per hour.