. 1. What is the most important thing that a venture capitalist is looking for in a company to invest in? Discuss your response. 2. What should an entrepreneur try to convey to a venture capitalist during a pitch to try to get him or her to invest in the entrepreneur's company or idea? 3. Which aspect discussed in the video do you think is most important for an entrepreneur in order to achieve venture capital? Why? 4. What are some aspects that you'd want to include in a pitch to a venture capitalist? 5. What should you avoid in a pitch to a venture capitalist? 6. What does Rose argue should be the last part of a presentation to the VC? Why? 2. What should an entrepreneur try to convey to a venture capitalist during a pitch to try to get him or her to invest in the entrepreneur's company or idea? 3. Which aspect discussed in the video do you think is most important for an entrepreneur in order to achieve venture capital? Why? 4. What are some aspects that you'd want to include in a pitch to a venture capitalist? 5. What should you avoid in a pitch to a venture capitalist? 6. What does Rose argue should be the last part of a presentation to the VC? Why?

Dr. dow jones wants to know whether a problem-based approach to teaching economics will result in higher academic performance than his traditional method. of the six sections of economics 101 at his university, dr. jones randomly assigns three sections to the traditional method and three sections to the problem-based method for unit 1 of the course. then all sections switch the instructional method for unit 2. he plans to compare the performance of the two groups of sections on their unit 1 and unit 2 exams. this study employs a design.

Afirm's before-tax cost of debt, rd, is the interest rate that the firm must pay on debt. because interest is tax deductible, the relevant cost of debt used to calculate a firm's wacc is the cost of debt, rd (1 – t). the cost of debt is used in calculating the wacc because we are interested in maximizing the value of the firm's stock, and the stock price depends on cash flows. it is important to emphasize that the cost of debt is the interest rate on debt, not debt because our primary concern with the cost of capital is its use in capital budgeting decisions. the rate at which the firm has borrowed in the past is because we need to know the cost of capital. for these reasons, the on outstanding debt (which reflects current market conditions) is a better measure of the cost of debt than the . the on the company's -term debt is generally used to calculate the cost of debt because more often than not, the capital is being raised to fund -term projects. quantitative problem: 5 years ago, barton industries issued 25-year noncallable, semiannual bonds with a $1,600 face value and a 8% coupon, semiannual payment ($64 payment every 6 months). the bonds currently sell for $845.87. if the firm's marginal tax rate is 40%, what is the firm's after-tax cost of debt? round your answer to 2 decimal places. do not round intermediate calcu

United continental holdings, inc., (ual), operates passenger service throughout the world. the following data (in millions) were adapted from a recent financial statement of united. sales (revenue) $38,901 average property, plant, and equipment 17,219 average intangible assets 8,883 1. compute the asset turnover. round your answer to two decimal places.