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The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.

Financial performance is measured in many ways. requirements 1. explain the difference between lag and lead indicators. 2. the following is a list of financial measures. indicate whether each is a lag or lead indicator: a. income statement shows net income of $100,000 b. listing of next week's orders of $50,000 c. trend showing that average hits on the redesigned website are increasing at 5% per week d. price sheet from vendor reflecting that cost per pound of sugar for the next month is $2 e. contract signed last month with large retail store that guarantees a minimum shelf space for grandpa's overloaded chocolate cookies for the next year

The big black bird company (bbc) has a large order for special plastic-lined military uniforms to be used in an urgent military operation. working the normal two shifts of 4040 hours each per week, the bbc production process usually produces 2 comma 6002,600 uniforms per week at a standard cost of $125125 each. 7070 employees work the first shift and 3030 the second. the contract price is $240240 per uniform. because of the urgent need, bbc is authorized to use around-the-clock production six days per week. when each of the two shifts works 7272 hours per week, production increases to 4 comma 2004,200 uniforms per week but at a cost of $160160 each.