ou are given the following information concerning Parrothead Enterprises: Debt: 9,400 6.6 percent coupon bonds outstanding, with 21 years to maturity and a quoted price of 105.00. These bonds have a par value of $1,000 and pay interest semiannually. Common stock: 245,000 shares of common stock selling for $64.90 per share. The stock has a beta of .94 and will pay a dividend of $3.10 next year. The dividend is expected to grow by 5.4 percent per year indefinitely. Preferred stock: 8,400 shares of 4.70 percent preferred stock selling at $94.40 per share. Market: 11.6 percent expected return, a risk-free rate of 3.80 percent, and a 24 percent tax rate. What is the firm's cost of each form of financing

This exercise illustrates that poor quality can affect schedules and costs. a manufacturing process has 130 customer orders to fill. each order requires one component part that is purchased from a supplier. however, typically, 3% of the components are identified as defective, and the components can be assumed to be independent. (a) if the manufacturer stocks 130 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (b) if the manufacturer stocks 132 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (c) if the manufacturer stocks 135 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components?

The market demand curve for a popular teen magazine is given by q = 80 - 10p where p is the magazine price in dollars per issue and q is the weekly magazine circulation in units of 10,000. if the circulation is 400,000 per week at the current price, what is the consumer surplus for a teen reader with maximum willingness to pay of $3 per issue?

Fortress international, a large conglomerate, procures a few component parts from external suppliers and also manufactures some of the key raw materials in its own subsidiaries. aside from this, the company does not solely depend on outside distributors to reach its customers. in fact, it has its own retail stores to distribute its products. in this scenario, which of the following alternatives to vertical integration is fortress international applying? a. concentric integration b. taper integration c. horizontal integration d. conglomerate integration