All else constant, which of the following will increase the aftertax cost of debt for a firm? i. increase in the yield to maturity of the firm's outstanding debtii. decrease in the yield to maturity of the firm's outstanding debtiii. increase in the firm's tax rateiv. decrease in the firm's tax ratea. i onlyb. i and iii onlyc. i and iv onlyd. ii and iii onlye. ii and iv only

B. I and III only

Explanation:

The yield increase in the debt to maturity will create that the firms interest paid rise, and a higher tax rate would increase the cost as the company has to assume more tax.

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know