The current market rate of return is 11% and the risk-free rate is 4%. You have been given the job of determining your firm's cost of capital. The company has 20 million shares outstanding with a current value of $30 per share. Debt represents 40 percent of your company's capital structure and the yield to maturity on the debt (i. e., before-tax cost of debt) is 7 percent. The (levered) beta of your firm's equity is 1.6 and the tax rate is 25%. What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC or RWACC) of your firm

Atlas manufacturing produces a unique valve, and has the capacity to produce 50,000 valves annually. currently atlas produces 40,000 valves and is thinking about increasing production to 45,000 valves next year. what is the most likely behavior of total manufacturing costs and unit manufacturing costs given this change? a. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will also increase. b. total manufacturing costs will stay the same and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same. c. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will decrease. d. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same.

3. describe the purpose of the sec. (1-4 sentences. 2.0 points)

Corrective action must be taken for a project when (a) actual progress to the planned progress shows the progress is ahead of schedule. (b) the technical specifications have been met. (c) the actual cost of the activities is less than the funds received for the work completed. (d) the actual progress is less than the planned progress.