Research on the effects of two-tier wage plans found thata. lower-paid employees were less satisfied on average than higher-paid employees. b. lower-paid employees were more satisfied on average than higher-paid employees because they made comparisons with lower-paying alternatives for themselves. c. lower-paid employees expected to be promoted into the second tier in a short time span. d. equity theory did not come into play for either group and neither group experienced more or less job satisfaction than the other. e. both existing employees and new employees have a similar pay rate.

Reactive power generation has the following capital structure. its corporate tax rate is 40%. security market value required rate of return debt $ 30 million 4 % preferred stock 30 million 6 common stock 40 million 10 what is its wacc? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances

The questions of economics address which of the following ? check all that apply