Viserion, inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. the firm has a debt issue outstanding with 14 years to maturity that is quoted at 105 percent of face value. the issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 6 percent annually. a. what is the company’s pretax cost of debt? (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.) b. if the tax rate is 23 percent, what is the aftertax cost of debt?

Financial performance is measured in many ways. requirements 1. explain the difference between lag and lead indicators. 2. the following is a list of financial measures. indicate whether each is a lag or lead indicator: a. income statement shows net income of $100,000 b. listing of next week's orders of $50,000 c. trend showing that average hits on the redesigned website are increasing at 5% per week d. price sheet from vendor reflecting that cost per pound of sugar for the next month is $2 e. contract signed last month with large retail store that guarantees a minimum shelf space for grandpa's overloaded chocolate cookies for the next year