"easy rider inc. sold a 15 year $1,000 face value bond with a 10 percent coupon rate. interest is paid annually. after flotation costs, easy rider received $928 per bond. compute the after-tax cost of debt for these bonds if the firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.

a) 22%
b) 11%
c) l3%
d) 6.6%
e) 4.4%"

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity

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

Asemiprofessional baseball team near your town plays two home games each month at the local baseball park. they split the concessions 50/50 with the city, but keep revenue from ticket sales for themselves. the city charges the team $100 each month for the three-month season. the team pays the players and manager a total of $1,000 a month. the team charges $10 for each ticket, and the average customer spends $7 at the concession stand. attendance averages 30 people at each home game.in order to break even, how many tickets does the team need to sell for each game? a. 33b. 37c. 41e. 49f. 244