A company has 10.1 million shares of common stock outstanding, 450,000 shares of 5 percent preferred stock outstanding, and 235,000 8.9 percent semiannual bonds outstanding, par value $1,000 each. The common stock currently sells for $49 per share and has a beta of 1.55, the preferred stock currently sells for $99 per share, and the bonds have 15 years to maturity and sell for 116 percent of par. The market risk premium is 8.9 percent, T-bills are yielding 4 percent, and the company’s tax rate is 38 percent.
a. What is the firm's market value capital structure?
b. If the company is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as to the firm's typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project's cash flows?

Your assessment tool contains rich data about child progress in language and literacy but no details to explain the differences between children. you decide to: a. replace the tool with another b. analyze the data using factors such as language, ability, and participation rates c. review your anecdotal notations regarding language and literacy development d. talk with families about what they are seeing at home

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)

Slow ride corp. is evaluating a project with the following cash flows: year cash flow 0 –$12,000 1 5,800 2 6,500 3 6,200 4 5,100 5 –4,300 the company uses a 11 percent discount rate and an 8 percent reinvestment rate on all of its projects. calculate the mirr of the project using all three methods using these interest rates.