Jack's Construction Co. has 80 bonds outstanding that are selling at their par value of $1,000 each. Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding a pretax 8.6 percent return. The firm also has 4,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The stock has a beta of 1.1 and sells for $40 a share. The U. S. T-bill is yielding 4 percent, the market risk premium is 8 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 21 percent. Assuming its earnings are sufficient to classify all interest as tax deductible, What is the pre-tax cost of debt

One investigating company tracked all credit card purchase during 2012 and measured two variables: (1) the type of credit card used (visa, mastercard, american express, or discover), and (2) the amount (in dollars) of each purchase. identify the level of each variable measured.

If a team of three workers, each making the u.s. federal minimum wage, produced these 12 rugs, what would the total labor cost be? don't forget that these workers would be working overtime.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the reporting of outside interests and the management of conflicts? investigators are responsible for developing their own management plans for significant financial interests. the institution must report identified financial conflicts of interest to the u.s. office of research integrity. investigators must disclose their significant financial interests related to their institutional responsibilities and not just those related to a particular project. investigators must disclose all of their financial interests regardless of whether they are related to a research project.