You are given the following information for Watson Power Co. Assume the company’s tax rate is 21 percent. Debt: 21,000 7 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 22 years to maturity, selling for 108 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments. Common stock: 540,000 shares outstanding, selling for $72 per share; the beta is 1.18. Preferred stock: 24,000 shares of 4.8 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $93 per share. The par value is $100 per share. Market: 5 percent market risk premium and 5.3 percent risk-free rate. What is the company's WACC? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)

Which statement is true about the elements of the interface of a presentation program? a. the status bar appears at the top of the page and displays options to style your slides. b. the tool bar displays the thumbnails of your presentation slides in the order they will appear in the presentation. c. rulers indicate the margins, tabs, and indents in a presentation slide. d. the document area provides a list of commands to create, format, and edit presentations.

Suppose that hubert, an economist from an am talk radio program, and kate, an economist from a nonprofit organization on the west coast, are arguing over government bailouts. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: kate: to recent financial crises, the concept of bailouts is a hot topic for debate among everyone these days. hubert: indeed, it’s gotten crazy! a government bailout of severely distressed financial firms is unnecessary because free markets will properly price assets. kate: i don’t know about that. without a bailout of severely distressed financial firms, the economy will experience a deep recession. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due todifferences in scientific judgments . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? business managers can raise profit more easily by reducing costs than by raising revenue. central banks should focus more on maintaining low unemployment than on maintaining low inflation. employers should not be restricted from outsourcing work to foreign nations

Why might a business based on a fad be a good idea? question 2 options: fads bring in the most customers. some fads are longer lasting than expected. fads have made some business owners incredibly wealthy. fads can take a business in a new direction.