The company wants to increase the hourly wage and salary amount by 5 percent, while keeping total compensation per hour at 32. the company will reduce the total cost of employee benefits in order to cover the wages and salaries increase amount. a) the new total cost in dollars for wages and salaries will be $ nothing. round your response to the nearest hundredths place. b) the new total cost in dollars for all employee benefits is $ nothing. round your response to the nearest hundredths place. c) the new total cost in dollars for legally required benefits is $ nothing. round your response to the nearest hundredths place. d) the new total cost in dollars for discretionary benefits is $ nothing. round your response to the nearest hundredths place.

Calculate the required rate of return for an asset that has a beta of 1.73, given a risk-free rate of 5.3% and a market return of 9.9%. b. if investors have become more risk-averse due to recent geopolitical events, and the market return rises to 12.7%, what is the required rate of return for the same asset?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of equity alliances when compared to non-equity alliances? 1. they are reflective of weaker ties between firms.2. they do not permit the exchange of explicit knowledge.3. they are more likely to bring about lack of trust and commitment.4. they require significantly higher levels of investment.

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.