In Los Angeles County, property taxes are typically due twice a year. They are due in November 1st, delinquent in December 10th and then due again February 1st, delinquent on April 10th.

Parcel 1 has a land assessment of $75,000 and improvement assessment of $125,000. Annual special assessments are $1,275.00, and bi-annual taxes due (inclusive of special assessments) are $1.937.50; however, annual penalties are $442.50.

Parcel 2 has a land assessment of $187,500 and improvement assessment of $312,500. Annual special assessments are $3,187.50 and bi-annual taxes due (inclusive of special assessments) are $4,843.74; however, annual penalties are $1,106.25.
What is the effective tax rate of the entire property, assuming both parcels are sold together?

Calculate the cost of each capital component—in other words, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock (including flotation costs), and the cost of equity (ignoring flotation costs). use both the capm method and the dividend growth approach to find the cost of equity.calculate the cost of new stock using the dividend growth approach.what is the cost of new common stock based on the capm? (hint: find the difference between re and rs as determined by the dividend growth approach and then add that difference to the capm value for rs.)assuming that gao will not issue new equity and will continue to use the same target capital structure, what is the company’s wacc? e. suppose gao is evaluating three projects with the following characteristics.each project has a cost of $1 million. they will all be financed using the target mix of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity. the cost of the common equity for each project should be based on the beta estimated for the project. all equity will come from reinvested earnings.equity invested in project a would have a beta of 0.5 and an expected return of 9.0%.equity invested in project b would have a beta of 1.0 and an expected return of 10.0%.equity invested in project c would have a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 11.0%.analyze the company’s situation, and explain why each project should be accepted or rejected g

There are three factors that can affect the shape of the treasury yield curve (r* t , ip t , and mrp t ) and five factors that can affect the shape of the corporate yield curve (r* t , ip t , mrp t , drp t , and lp t ). the yield curve reflects the aggregation of the impacts from these factors. suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the us treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.a. downward-sloping yield curveb. upward-sloping yield curvec. inverted yield curve

Lipman auto parts, a family-owned auto parts store, began january with $10,300.00 in cash. management forecasts that collections from credit customers will be $11,400.00 in january and $14,800.00 in february. the store is scheduled to receive $5,000.00 in cash on a business note receivable in january. projected cash payments include inventory purchases ($13,000.00 in january and $13,600.00 in february) and operating expenses ($2,700.00 each month). lipman auto parts' bank requires a $10,000.00 minimum balance in the store's checking account. at the end of any month when the account balance dips below $10,000.00, the bank automatically extends credit to the store in multiples of $1,000.00. lipman auto parts borrows as little as possible and pays back loans in quarterly installments of $2,000.00, plus 4 percent interest on the entire unpaid principal. the first payment occurs three months after the loan.