The company's after‐tax cost of debt is 14% and the cost of equity is 16%. given that the company's weighted average cost of capital is 14.5%, its cost of preferred equity is closest to:

a)4.5%

b)3.5%

c)4.0%

Which of the following government agencies is responsible for managing the money supply in the united states? a. the u.s. mint b. the federal reserve bank c. congress d. the department of the treasury 2b2t

Atlas manufacturing produces a unique valve, and has the capacity to produce 50,000 valves annually. currently atlas produces 40,000 valves and is thinking about increasing production to 45,000 valves next year. what is the most likely behavior of total manufacturing costs and unit manufacturing costs given this change? a. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will also increase. b. total manufacturing costs will stay the same and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same. c. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will decrease. d. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same.

Peyton taylor drew a map with scale 1 cm to 10 miles. on his map, the distance between silver city and golden canyon is 3.75 cm. what is the actual distance between silver city and golden canyon?