Permian Underground Machines & Pipes Co. (PUMP) is in the oil and gas equipment and services industry. It is considering a new oilfield services operation in the Permian Basin. This project would require an outlay of $50 million.

Suppose that PUMP hires Moody’s to assess the company’s credit quality if it were to issue the bonds. Moody’s advises PUMP that it would rate its bonds as Baa.

Managers at PUMP consider issuing a 10-year bond. Currently, the yield on a U. S. Treasury bond with about 10 years to maturity is 1.46%.

Estimate the required rate of return for the bond that PUMP managers are considering.

a. 1.46%
b. 3.86%
c. 5.40%
d. 8.95%
e. 1.93%

Afactory owner wants his workers to produce as many widgets as they can so he pays his workers based on how many widgets they produce. however, in order to make sure that the workers do not rush and produce a large number of poorly made widgets, he checks the widgets at random at various stages of their manufacture. if a defect is found in a widget, the pay of the entire section of the factory responsible for that defect is docked. how is this factory owner seeking to solve the agency conflict problem in this case?

Required prepare the necessary adjusting entries in the general journal as of december 31, assuming the following: on september 1, the company entered into a prepaid equipment maintenance contract. birch company paid $3,400 to cover maintenance service for six months, beginning september 1. the payment was debited to prepaid maintenance. supplies on hand at december 31 are $3,900. unearned commission fees at december 31 are $7,000. commission fees earned but not yet billed at december 31 are $3,500. (note: debit fees receivable.) birch company's lease calls for rent of $1,600 per month payable on the first of each month, plus an annual amount equal to 1% of annual commissions earned. this additional rent is payable on january 10 of the following year. (note: be sure to use the adjusted amount of commissions earned in computing the additional rent.)

Issued to the joint planning and execution community (jpec) initiates the development of coas; it also requests that the supported ccdr submit a commander's estimate of the situation with a recommended coa to resolve the situation (joint force command and staff participation in the joint operation planning and execution system, page 10)