Suppose a firm has a bond issue currently outstanding that has 25 years left to maturity. The coupon rate is 9%, and coupons are paid semiannually. The bond is currently selling for $908.72. What is the after-tax cost of debt if the relevant tax rate is 40 percent?

Afirm that makes electronic circuits has been ordering a certain raw material 250 ounces at a time. the firm estimates that carrying cost is i = 30% per year, and that ordering cost is about $20 per order. the current price of the ingredient is $200 per ounce. the assumptions of the basic eoq model are thought to apply. for what value of annual demand is their action optimal?

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production

What are the positive environmental trends seen today? many industries are taking measures to reduce the use( _gold, carbon dioxide, ozone_) of -depleting substances and are turning to(_scarce, renewable, non-recyclable_) energy sources though they may seem expensive. choose one of those 3 option to fill the