John has tremendous technical skills and frequently comes up with valuable ideas. however, he has clueless about how to promote it within the organization. john is a good example of a( . a. inventor. b. an in-transition employee. c. idea champion. d. critic. e. sponsor.

Western electric has 32,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a price per share of $79 and a rate of return of 13.00 percent. the firm has 7,300 shares of 7.80 percent preferred stock outstanding at a price of $95.00 per share. the preferred stock has a par value of $100. the outstanding debt has a total face value of $404,000 and currently sells for 111 percent of face. the yield to maturity on the debt is 8.08 percent. what is the firm's weighted average cost of capital if the tax rate is 39 percent?

Most economists report the elasticity of demand asa. the absolute value of the actual number. b. a negative number, since price and quantity demanded move in opposite directions. c. a percentage, since both the numerator and denominator are percentages. d. a dollar amount, since we are measuring the change in price.

Winston churchill's stamp collection was valued at $14 million when he died. at auction, it brought in only $4 million. what was it worth? why?