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23. membership groups to which someone belongs that have influence over them
a. social
b. face-to-face
c. indirect
d. direct
24. which of the following in not a characteristic of an organizational objective?
a. specific
b. attainable
c. long-term
d. measurable
25. the smith sneaker corporation wants to make a minimum profit of 30% on its newest running shoe. to set the selling price for the new shoe, the company would pricing.
a. cost-based
b. cost-plus
c. variable-cost
d. fixed-cost

wilson's has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $35 a share. the firm also has a bond issue outstanding with a total face value of $250,000 which is selling for 102 percent of face value. the cost of equity is 11 percent while the preminustax cost of debt is 8 percent. the firm has a beta of 1.1 and a tax rate of 34 percent. what is wilson's weighted average cost of capital?

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)

Bdj co. wants to issue new 22-year bonds for some much-needed expansion projects. the company currently has 9.2 percent coupon bonds on the market that sell for $1,132, make semiannual payments, have a $1,000 par value, and mature in 22 years. what coupon rate should the company set on its new bonds if it wants them to sell at par?