Following is information about sleek pleats (sp) corporation. the company has no preferred stock. type of proportion of the type of capital after-tax cost capital capital structure debt, rdt 7.0% debt 30.0% common equity equity 70.0 retained earnings, rs 14.0 new issue, re 16.0 the firm expects to retain $210,000 in earnings this year to invest in capital budgeting projects. if the sp's capital budget is expected to equal $290,000, what required rate of return, or marginal cost of capital, should be used when evaluating capital budgeting projects? 11.9% 11.5% 13.3% 10.5% 12.3%

Afreelance​ singer-songwriter is planning the restoration of a recently purchased civil​ war-era farmhouse. while he professes an enjoyment​ of, and talent in the construction​ trades, the theory of comparative advantage implies that a. the value of what he imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) must equal the value of what he exports​ (songs). b. he should concentrate on the restoration work since his​ out-of-pocket costs will be much lower than if he hires professionals. c. ​self-sufficiency is​ advantageous, hence he should split his time between music and construction. d. the income lost while away from music will likely exceed the savings realized by doing the work​ himself, thus, he should hire professionals to do the restoration work. e. he ought to do as much of the work himself as possible since imports​ (in this​ case, professional contractor​ services) should always be restricted to those things that cannot be done internall

If a seller prepaid the taxes of $4,400 and the closing is set for may 19, using the 12 month/30 day method what will the buyer owe the seller as prorated taxes?

Calculate the required rate of return for climax inc., assuming that (1) investors expect a 4.0% rate of inflation in the future, (2) the real risk-free rate is 3.0%, (3) the market risk premium is 5.0%, (4) the firm has a beta of 2.30, and (5) its realized rate of return has averaged 15.0% over the last 5 years. do not round your intermediate calculations.