Suppose that the equilibrium wage for teachers in michigan is $15/hour. also suppose that michigan raises its minimum wage to $16/hour. because the equilibrium wage for teachers is (a) lower than or higher than the new minimum wage, we would expect the number of teachers employed to (b) increase, decrease, or stay the same at the new minimum wage. there will be (c) a shortage, a surplus, or no change in the number of teachers.

The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.