Central Systems, Inc. desires a weighted average cost of capital of 7 percent. The firm has an after-tax cost of debt of 4 percent and a cost of equity of 10 percent. What debt-equity ratio is needed for the firm to achieve its targeted weighted average cost of capital?

When slick heating company switched to an activity based costing system, it realized that it was allocating a much lower percentage of factory overhead to a product line that the marketing department was trying to push. the product line may contain which type of products?

What two things do you consider when evaluating the time value of money

Which of the following statements is correct? stockholders should generally be happier than bondholders to have managers invest in risky projects with high potential returns as opposed to safe projects with lower expected returns. potential conflicts between stockholders and bondholders are increased if a firm's bonds are convertible into its common stock. takeovers are most likely to be attempted if the target firm’s stock price is above its intrinsic value. one advantage of operating a business as a corporation is that stockholders can deduct their pro rata share of the taxes the firm pays, thereby eliminating the double taxation investors would face in a partnership.