Start-Up Industries is a new firm that has raised $200 million by selling shares of stock. Management plans to earn a 24% rate of return on equity, which is more than the 15% rate of return available on comparable-risk investments. Half of all earnings will be reinvested in the firm. a. What will be Start-Up’s ratio of market value to book value?b. What will be Start-Up’s ratio of market value to book value if the firm can earn only a rate of return of 10% on its investments?

Aplant manager is considering buying additional stamping machines to accommodate increasing demand. the alternatives are to buy 1 machine, 2 machines, or 3 machines. the profits realized under each alternative are a function of whether their bid for a recent defense contract is accepted or not. the payoff table below illustrates the profits realized (in $000's) based on the different scenarios faced by the manager. alternative bid accepted bid rejected buy 1 machine $10 $5 buy 2 machines $30 $4 buy 3 machines $40 $2 refer to the information above. assume that based on historical bids with the defense contractor, the plant manager believes that there is a 65% chance that the bid will be accepted and a 35% chance that the bid will be rejected. what is the expected value under perfect information (evpi)?