P9-2: cost of debt using both methods currently, warren industries can sell 15-year, $1,000-par-value bonds paying annual interest at a 7% coupon rate. because cur-rent market rates for similar bonds are just under 7%, warren can sell its bonds for $1,010 each; warren will incur flotation costs of $30 per bond in this process. the firm is in the 40% tax bracket. a. find the net proceeds from sale of the bond, nd. b. show the cash flows from the firm’s point of view over the maturity of the bond. c. calculate the before-tax and after-tax costs of debt. d. use the approximation formula to estimate the before-tax and after-tax costs of debt. e. compare and contrast the costs of debt calculated in parts c and d. which approach do you prefer? why?

Three years ago, the city of recker committed to build a park and music venue by the river. it was expected to cost $2.5 million and be paid for from an additional meals tax in the community. the residents pushed back. local restaurants suffered as people ate out less or patronized restaurants in neighboring communities. the project has stalled, but the town council kept pushing it on. this spring, a flood devastated the venue. the town council appears to have suffered from bias

In each of the cases below, assume division x has a product that can be sold either to outside customers or to division y of the same company for use in its production process. the managers of the divisions are evaluated based on their divisional profits. case a b division x: capacity in units 200,000 200,000 number of units being sold to outside customers 200,000 160,000 selling price per unit to outside customers $ 90 $ 75 variable costs per unit $ 70 $ 60 fixed costs per unit (based on capacity) $ 13 $ 8 division y: number of units needed for production 40,000 40,000 purchase price per unit now being paid to an outside supplier $ 86 $ 74 required: 1. refer to the data in case a above. assume in this case that $3 per unit in variable selling costs can be avoided on intracompany sales. a. what is the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of the selling division? b. what is the highest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of the buying division? c. what is the range of acceptable transfer prices (if any) between the two divisions? if the managers are free to negotiate and make decisions on their own, will a transfer probably take place?

Jaden has a degree in marketing. she would like to run her department. she is going back to school to get a degree in: a. web designer b. database administrator c. information security d. computer user support