A firm has zero debt in its capital structure and has an overall cost of capital of 10 percent. The firm is considering a new capital structure with 60 percent debt at an interest rate of 8 percent. Assuming there are no taxes or other imperfections, what would be the cost of equity with the new capital structure

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

John is a 45-year-old manager who enjoys playing basketball in his spare time with his teenage sons and their friends. at work he finds that he is better able to solve problems that come up because of his many years of experience, but while on the court, he finds he is not as good keeping track of the ball while worrying about the other players. john's experience is:

Tri fecta, a partnership, had revenues of $369,000 in its first year of operations. the partnership has not collected on $45,000 of its sales and still owes $39,500 on $155,000 of merchandise it purchased. there was no inventory on hand at the end of the year. the partnership paid $27,000 in salaries. the partners invested $48,000 in the business and $23,000 was borrowed on a five-year note. the partnership paid $2,070 in interest that was the amount owed for the year and paid $9,500 for a two-year insurance policy on the first day of business. compute net income for the first year for tri fecta.