Which of the following gives an example of a consensus? a.)the new head of a company announces that there will no longer be any opportunities for employees to get overtime pay. b.)a union representing the workers in a factory threatens to strike if the company does not meet it's demands for a safer working environment. c.)the management of a business seeks to resolve issues by making sure a new policy has something that all of the workers have agreed to. d.)a board of directors surveys the workers and puts into place a new policy that a majority of the workers had asked for.

You are frustrated to find that the only way to contact the customer service department is to make a phone call. the number listed would result in long distance charges to your phone bill. which issue should be addressed by the company to keep its crm in line with your expectations?

How will firms solve the problem of an economic surplus a. decrease prices to the market equilibrium price b. decrease prices so they are below the market equilibrium price c.increase prices

If a firm plans to issue new stock, flotation costs (investment bankers' fees) should not be ignored. there are two approaches to use to account for flotation costs. the first approach is to add the sum of flotation costs for the debt, preferred, and common stock and add them to the initial investment cost. because the investment cost is increased, the project's expected return is reduced so it may not meet the firm's hurdle rate for acceptance of the project. the second approach involves adjusting the cost of common equity as follows: . the difference between the flotation-adjusted cost of equity and the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment represents the flotation cost adjustment. quantitative problem: barton industries expects next year's annual dividend, d1, to be $1.90 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.3%. the firm's current common stock price, p0, is $22.00. if it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 6% flotation cost, f. assume that the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment is 12% and the cost of old common equity is 11.5%. what is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retaine