Waller, Inc., is trying to determine its cost of debt. The firm has a debt issue outstanding with 11 years to maturity that is quoted at 100 percent of face value. The issue makes semiannual payments and has an embedded cost of 9 percent annually. The tax rate is 36 percent. Required:
a. The company's pretax cost of debt is:
b. The aftertax cost of debt is:

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Adds up the money earned by producers plus taxes paid to the goverment. a) income approach b) product approach c) expenditure approach

10.     lucy is catering an important luncheon and wants to make sure her bisque has the perfect consistency. for her bisque to turn out right, it should have the consistency of a. cold heavy cream. b. warm milk. c. foie gras. d. thick oatmeal. student d   incorrect