At the present time, western gas & electric company (wgc) has 15-year noncallable bonds with a face value of $1,000 that are outstanding. these bonds have a current market price of $1,329.55 per bond, carry a coupon rate of 12%, and distribute annual coupon payments. the company incurs a federal-plus-state tax rate of 35%. if wgc wants to issue new debt, what would be a reasonable estimate for its after-tax cost of debt (rounded to two decimal places)? o 4.22% o 6.07% o 6.34% o 5.28%

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”

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When selecting a savings account, you should look at the following factors except annual percentage yield (apy) fees minimum balance interest thresholds taxes paid on the interest variable interest rates