Trendsetters has a cost of equity of 14.6 percent. the market risk premium is 8.4 percent and the risk-free rate is 3.9 percent. the company is acquiring a competitor, which will increase the company's beta to 1.4. what effect, if any, will the acquisition have on the firm's cost of equity capital? a. no effect decrease of .62 percent b. decrease of .84 percent c. increase of 1.06 percent d. increase of .13 percent

You operate a small advertising agency. you employ two secretaries, a graphic designer, three sales representatives, and an office coordinator. 1. what types of things would you consider when determining how to compensate each position? describe two (2) considerations. 2. what type of compensation plan would you use for each position?

You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.

Providing a great shopping experience to customers is one of the important objectives of purple fashions inc., a clothing store. to achieve this objective, the company has a team of committed customer service professionals whose job is to ensure that customers get exactly what they want. this scenario illustrates that purple fashions is trying to achieve