In 20x5, elm corp. bought 10,000 shares of oil corp. at a cost of $20,000. on january 15, 20x6, elm declared a property dividend of the oil stock to shareholders of record on february 1, 20x6, payable on february 15, 20x6. during 20x6, the oil stock had the following market values: january 15$25,000february 126,000february 1524,000the net effect of the foregoing transactions on retained earnings during 20x6 should be a reduction of a) $20,000 b) $24,000 c) $25,000 d) $26,000

Cereal type 1 sells for $1.50/kg. it should contain at least 22% protein, 2% of minerals and vitamins, and at most 30% of starch by weight. cereal type 2 sells for $1.00/kg. it should contain at least 30% starch by weight. what is the optimal product mix for the company?

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.

Afirm's before-tax cost of debt, rd, is the interest rate that the firm must pay on debt. because interest is tax deductible, the relevant cost of debt used to calculate a firm's wacc is the cost of debt, rd (1 – t). the cost of debt is used in calculating the wacc because we are interested in maximizing the value of the firm's stock, and the stock price depends on cash flows. it is important to emphasize that the cost of debt is the interest rate on debt, not debt because our primary concern with the cost of capital is its use in capital budgeting decisions. the rate at which the firm has borrowed in the past is because we need to know the cost of capital. for these reasons, the on outstanding debt (which reflects current market conditions) is a better measure of the cost of debt than the . the on the company's -term debt is generally used to calculate the cost of debt because more often than not, the capital is being raised to fund -term projects. quantitative problem: 5 years ago, barton industries issued 25-year noncallable, semiannual bonds with a $1,600 face value and a 8% coupon, semiannual payment ($64 payment every 6 months). the bonds currently sell for $845.87. if the firm's marginal tax rate is 40%, what is the firm's after-tax cost of debt? round your answer to 2 decimal places. do not round intermediate calcu