Deep mines has 14 million shares of common stock outstanding with a beta of 1.15 and a market price of $42 a share. there are 900,000 shares of 9 percent preferred stock outstanding valued at $80 a share. the 10 percent semiannual bonds have a face value of $1,000 and are selling at 91 percent of par. there are 220,000 bonds outstanding that mature in 17 years. the market risk premium is 11.5 percent, t-bills are yielding 7.5 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 32 percent. what discount rate should the firm apply to a new project's cash flows if the project has the same risk as the firm's typical project?

Engberg company installs lawn sod in home yards. the company’s most recent monthly contribution format income statement follows: amount percent of sales sales $ 80,000 100% variable expenses 32,000 40% contribution margin 48,000 60% fixed expenses 38,000 net operating income $ 10,000 required: 1. compute the company’s degree of operating leverage. (round your answer to 1 decimal place.) 2. using the degree of operating leverage, estimate the impact on net operating income of a 5% increase in sales. (do not round intermediate calculations.) 3. construct a new contribution format income statement for the company assuming a 5% increase in sales.