Airborne airlines inc. has a $1,000 par value bond outstanding with 30 years to maturity. the bond carries an annual interest payment of $108 and is currently selling for $940. airborne is in a 30 percent tax bracket. the firm wishes to know what the aftertax cost of a new bond issue is likely to be. the yield to maturity on the new issue will be the same as the yield to maturity on the old issue because the risk and maturity date will be similar. a. compute the yield to maturity on the old issue and use this as the yield for the new issue. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.