Btr co. has 9% annual coupon bonds that are callable and have 18 years left until maturity. the bonds have a par value of $1000.00, and their current market price is $1130.35. however, btr co. may call the bonds in eight years at a call price of $1060.00.

a. what are the yield to maturity ytm and yield to call tyc on btr co.’s bond’s?

b. if interest rates are expected to remain constant, what is the best estimate of the remaining life left for btr co.’s bonds?

c. if btr co. issued new bonds today, what coupon rate must the bonds have to be issued at par?

Juwana was turned down for a car loan by a local credit union she thought her credit was good what should her first step be

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

Garfield corporation is considering building a new plant in canada. it predicts sales at the new plant to be 50,000 units at $5.00/unit. below is a listing of estimated expenses. category total annual expenses % of annual expense that are fixed materials $50,000 10% labor $90,000 20% overhead $40,000 30% marketing/admin $20,000 50% a canadian firm was contracted to sell the product and will receive a commission of 10% of the sales price. no u. s. home office expenses will be allocated to the new facility. the contribution margin ratio for garfield corporation is