Debt Irrelevance. River Cruises (see Section 16.1) is all-equity-financed with 100,000 sk It now proposes to issue $250,000 of bonds and use the proceeds to repurchase 25,000 sh Suppose an investor currently holds 1,000 shares in the company but is unhappy with decision to borrow $250,000. Which of the following modifications to her own inv portfolio would offset the effects of the firm's additional borrowing? (LO16-a. Borrow $250 on her own account and use the cash to buy additional River Cruises' shares. b. Raise $250 by selling River Cruises' shares and use the cash to buy the company's debt. c. Keep her current holding of River Cruises' shares and borrow $250 to invest in the compa- shares ares. estment ny's bond issue.

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

The rybczynski theorem describes: (a) how commodity price changes influence real factor rewards (b) how commodity price changes influence relative factor rewards. (c) how changes in factor endowments cause changes in commodity outputs. (d) how trade leads to factor price equalization.

According to management education expert ashok rao, companies can increase their profitability by through careful inventory management. a. 5% to 10% b. 10% to 25% c. 20% to 50% d. 75%