he Saunders Investment Bank has the following financing outstanding. Debt: 54,000 bonds with a coupon rate of 5 percent and a current price quote of 106.9; the bonds have 16 years to maturity and a par value of $1,000. 17,700 zero coupon bonds with a price quote of 28.8, 26 years until maturity, and a par value of $10,000. Both bonds have semiannual compounding. Preferred stock: 149,000 shares of 3.5 percent preferred stock with a current price of $90 and a par value of $100. Common stock: 2,180,000 shares of common stock; the current price is $86 and the beta of the stock is 1.10. Market: The corporate tax rate is 24 percent, the market risk premium is 7 percent, and the risk-free rate is 3.4 percent. What is the WACC for the company

Gulliver travel agencies thinks interest rates in europe are low. the firm borrows euros at 5 percent for one year. during this time period the dollar falls 11 percent against the euro. what is the effective interest rate on the loan for one year? (consider the 11 percent fall in the value of the dollar as well as the interest payment.)

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum. should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?

What do you think: would it be more profitable to own 200 shares of penny’s pickles or 1 share of exxon? why do you think that?