5. Rank the following financial variables from lowest to highest: kp, ke, kd. 6. In addition to the =IRR command, what other Excel command solves for the yield

to maturity on a zero-coupon bond?

7. The market price of a common stock is $99. Last period’s dividend was $5.25, the

growth rate is 4%, and the required rate of return is 10%. Is this stock undervalued,

overvalued, or is NPV = 0?

8. What is the value of the debt-to-equity ratio if the equity multiplier is equal to 3?

20. to add body to a hearty broth, you may use a. onions. b. pasta. c. cheese. d. water.

In a market economy, supply and demand are important because theya. (i) play a critical role in the allocation of the economy's scarce resources.b. (ii) determine how much of each good gets produced.c. (iii) can be used to predict the impact on the economy of various events and policies.d. all of (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct.

Afirm plans to begin production of a new small appliance. the manager must decide whether to purchase the motors for the appliance from a vendor at $10 each or to produce them in-house. either of two processes could be used for in-house production; process a would have an annual fixed cost of $200,000 and a variable cost of $7 per unit, and process b would have an annual fixed cost of $175,000 and a variable cost of $8 per unit. determine the range of annual volume for which each of the alternatives would be best. (round your first answer to the nearest whole number. include the indifference value itself in this answer.)