Acorporation in a 34% tax bracket invests in the preferred stock of another company and earns a 6% pre-tax rate of return. an individual investor in a 15% tax bracket invests in the same preferred stock and earns the same pre-tax return. the after tax return to the corporation is and the after tax return to the individual investor is

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept, the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year. to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51

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Which of the following are true of mortgages? a mortgage is a long-term loan secured by real estate. a borrower pays off a mortgage in a combination of principal and interest payments that result in full payment of the debt by maturity. over 80 percent of mortgage loans finance residential home purchases. all of these are true of mortgages. only a mortgage is a long-term loan secured by real estate and a borrower pays off a mortgage in a combination of principal and interest payments that result in full payment of the debt by maturity of these are true of mortgages.