Listed below is financial information for central, inc.

total assets $39,673
market value of debt $11,869
average borrowing cost 8.8%
common equity:
book value $21,489
market value $42,081
marginal income tax rate 37%
market beta 1.1
risk-free rate 4.5%
market premium 4.3%

using the information from the table, calculate central's weighted-average cost of capital:

a) 6.86%
b) 7.25%
c) 8.42%
d) 10.9%

Reqwest llc agrees to sell one hundred servers to social media networks, inc. the servers, which social media networks expressly requires to have certain amounts of memory, are to be shipped “f. o.b. social media networks distribution center in tampa, fl.” when the servers arrive, social media networks rejects them and informs reqwest, claiming that the servers do not conform to social media networks’ memory requirement. a few hours later, the servers are destroyed in a fire at social media networks’ distribution center. will reqwest succeed in a suit against social media networks for the cost of the goods?

Randall's, inc. has 20,000 shares of stock outstanding with a par value of $1.00 per share. the market value is $12 per share. the balance sheet shows $42,000 in the capital in excess of par account, $20,000 in the common stock account, and $50,500 in the retained earnings account. the firm just announced a 5 percent (small) stock dividend. what will the balance in the retained earnings account be after the dividend?

Peppy knows a lot about marketing, but not much about the legal or financial aspects of starting a new business. he wants to consult with a lawyer and accountant, but his budget is tight with all of the expenses involved in getting peppy's pizzazzeria up and running. peppy should: trust his basic instincts and try to put it together without the advice of lawyers and accountants. delay talking with a lawyer and accountant until the business has established a positive cash flow for at least one year. immediately hire full-time lawyers and accountants for his staff. consult with a lawyer and accountant even though the budget is tight.