Each of the following factors affects the weighted average cost of capital (wacc) equation. which of the following factors are outside a firm’s control? check all that apply. tax rate the inflation rate the firm’s capital budgeting decision rules the impact of a firm’s cost of capital on managerial decisions consider the following case: national petroleum refiners corporation (npr) has two divisions, l and h. division l is the company’s low-risk division and would have a weighted average cost of capital of 8% if it was operated as an independent company. division h is the company’s high-risk division and would have a weighted average cost of capital of 14% if it was operated as an independent company. because the two divisions are the same size, the company has a composite weighted average cost of capital of 11%. division l is considering a project with an expected return of 9.5%. should national petroleum refiners corporation (npr) accept or reject the project? reject the project accept the project on what grounds do you base your accept–reject decision? division l’s project should be accepted, since its return is greater than the risk-based cost of capital for the division. division l’s project should be accepted, because its return is less than the risk-based cost of capital for the division.

Arriving and delivering a load of company executives for a business meeting at a destination far from home base requiring an overnight stay, a company’s pilot requested approval from the company finance office to pay to either have the company’s jet brought into the fbo's hangar overnight to protect it from a forecast snowfall or to have it de-iced by the fbo the following morning well-before scheduled departure. the company was under considerable financial pressure at the time, and the pilot’s requests were denied because of the cost. so, early the following morning, the pilot was up on the wing of the jet sweeping off an accumulation of snow and ice with a borrowed push broom in preparation for the scheduled departure with the executives, but slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken neck. the business was organized as a limited partnership, owned by 3 limited partners and one general partner. as a cost-saving measure, the company had dropped its workers’ compensation insurance before the accident. analyze the potential liability for the pilot’s injuries of each of the following, showing your reasoning clearly: the company the general partner the limited partners analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the business had been organized as a corporation and observed all of the formalities to legitimize its corporate status. analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the pilot had been covered by workers’ compensation insurance.

Careers in designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the built environment can be found in the following career cluster: a. agriculture, food & natural resources b. architecture & construction c. arts, audio-video technology & communications d. business, management & administration

Andy owns islander surfboard inc. in the past, andy has always given his employees bonuses during the holidays if they reached certain sales goals. this year, even though the company is thriving, he decided to cut bonuses from employees and award them to himself instead. what ethical theory of leadership is andy following?