A company recently announced that it would be going public. The usual suspects, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, and Goldman Sachs will be the lead underwriters. The value of the company has been estimated to range from a low of $5billion to a high of $100billion, with $45billion being the most likely value. If there is a 20% chance that the price will be at the low end, a 10% chance that the price will be at the high end, and a 70% chance that the price will be in the middle, what value should the owner expect the company to price at?a. 66.0.
b. 49.5.
c. 48.0.
d. 38.5.

Portia grant is an employee who is paid monthly. for the month of january of the current year, she earned a total of $8,388. the fica tax for social security is 6.2% of the first $118,500 earned each calendar year and the fica tax rate for medicare is 1.45% of all earnings. the futa tax rate of 0.6% and the suta tax rate of 5.4% are applied to the first $7,000 of an employee's pay. the amount of federal income tax withheld from her earnings was $1,391.77. what is the total amount of taxes withheld from the portia's earnings?

Anew firm is developing its business plan. it will require $615,000 of assets, and it projects $450,000 of sales and $355,000 of operating costs for the first year. management is reasonably sure of these numbers because of contracts with its customers and suppliers. it can borrow at a rate of 7.5%, but the bank requires it to have a tie of at least 4.0, and if the tie falls below this level the bank will call in the loan and the firm will go bankrupt. what is the maximum debt ratio the firm can use? (hint: find the maximum dollars of interest, then the debt that produces that interest, and then the related debt ratio.)a. 41.94%b. 44.15%c. 46.47%d. 48.92%e. 51.49%

Why does the downward-sloping production possibilities curve imply that factors of production are scarce?