Abona fide occupational qualification is a defense to discrimination charges if: a. it can be established that customer preference is the basis for discrimination. b. the job can be established as too strenuous for women. c. it is customary for a woman to hold the job. d. none of the above

The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.