Health and Wealth Company is financed entirely by common stock that is priced to offer a 15% expected return. Suppose the company repurchases 25% of the common stock and substitutes an equal value of debt yielding 6%. Under M&M Proposition II (without taxes) what is the expected return on the common stock after refinancing?

Marvin wrote a check of $58.25 for the water bill and $450 for rent. he also made a deposit of $124.16. how much is his new balance after writing the checks and making the deposit?

Amachine purchased three years ago for $720,000 has a current book value using straight-line depreciation of $400,000: its operating expenses are $60,000 per year. a replacement machine would cost $480,000, have a useful life of nine years, and would require $26,000 per year in operating expenses. it has an expected salvage value of $130,000 after nine years. the current disposal value of the old machine is $170,000: if it is kept 9 more years, its residual value would be $20,000. calculate the total costs in keeping the old machine and purchase a new machine. should the old machine be replaced?

Which maxim is being neglected in the following conversation? eli: how did you do at the track meet? caleb: i came in second place! eli: congratulations! what was your time? caleb: six minutes, four seconds. the guy who won only beat me by three seconds. eli: really? katie said the winning time was under 6 minutes. caleb: oh, well, he might have beat me by five seconds. a)maxim of quantity b)maxim of quality c)maxim of relevance d)maxim of manner