Bryan mining corporation has 7.5 million shares of common stock outstanding, 280,000 shares of 4% preferred stock outstanding, and 180,000 6% semiannual coupon bonds outstanding, par value $1000 of each. the common stock currently sells for $50 per share and has a beta of 1.6, the preferred stock currently sells for $45 per share, and the bonds have 24 years to maturity and sell for 130.67% of par. the market risk premium is 8%, t-bills are yielding 3% and the company's tax rate is 21%. calculate the weights if each source of capital (debt, preferred stock, & common stock).

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply. a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve