Why does the cost of capital constitute a direct link between return on capital expenditure and the returns required by capital investors

All else being equal, which is true about a firm with high operating leverage relative to a firm with low operating leverage? select one: a. a higher percentage of the high operating leverage firm's costs are fixed. b. the high operating leverage firm is exposed to less risk. c. the debt payments limit the high operating leverage firm's opportunities to turn a big profit. d. the high operating leverage firm has more debt.

On january 1, jackson, inc.'s work-process inventory account showed a balance of $ 66,500. during the year, materials requisitioned for use in production amounted to $ 70,500, of which $ 67,700 represented direct materials. factory wages for the period were $ 210,000 of which $ 187,000 were for direct labor. manufacturing overhead is allocated on the basis of 60% of direct labor cost. actual overhead was $ 116,050. jobs costing $ 353,060 were completed during the year. the december 31 balance in work-process inventory is

Bond x is noncallable and has 20 years to maturity, a 7% annual coupon, and a $1,000 par value. your required return on bond x is 10%; if you buy it, you plan to hold it for 5 years. you (and the market) have expectations that in 5 years, the yield to maturity on a 15-year bond with similar risk will be 9.5%. how much should you be willing to pay for bond x today? (hint: you will need to know how much the bond will be worth at the end of 5 years.) do not round intermediate calculations. round your answer to the nearest cent.