Great lakes packing has two bond issues outstanding. the first issue has a coupon rate of 3.58 percent, a par value of $1,000 per bond, matures in 6 years, has a total face value of $4.0 million, and is quoted at 105 percent of face value. the second issue has a coupon rate of 6.26 percent, a par value of $2,000 per bond, matures in 25 years, has a total face value of $8.3 million, and is quoted at 93 percent of face value. both bonds pay interest semiannually. the company's tax rate is 35 percent. what is the firm's weighted average aftertax cost of debt? select one: 3.50% 3.09% 4.44% 5.38% 3.29%

Aquatic marine stores company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. aquatic uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 3 pounds per unit; $ 6 per pound direct labor: 4 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour during the first quarter, aquatic produced 5 comma 000 units of this product. actual direct materials and direct labor costs were $ 65 comma 000 and $ 330 comma 000, respectively. for the purpose of preparing the flexible budget, calculate the total standard direct materials cost at a production volume of 5 comma 000 units.

T-comm makes a variety of products. it is organized in two divisions, north and south. the managers for each division are paid, in part, based on the financial performance of their divisions. the south division normally sells to outside customers but, on occasion, also sells to the north division. when it does, corporate policy states that the price must be cost plus 20 percent to ensure a "fair" return to the selling division. south received an order from north for 300 units. south's planned output for the year had been 1,200 units before north's order. south's capacity is 1,500 units per year. the costs for producing those 1,200 units follow

If a hotel has 100 rooms, and each room takes 25 minutes to clean, how many housekeepers working 8-hour shifts does the hotel need at 50 percent occupancy?