Hicks health clubs, inc., expects to generate an annual ebit of $750,000 and needs to obtain financing for $1,200,000 of assets. their tax bracket is 40%. if the firm goes with a short-term financing plan, their rate will be 7.5 percent, and with a long-term financing plan their rate will be 9 percent. by how much will their earnings after tax change if they choose the more aggressive financing plan instead of the more conservative? a. $10,800 b. ($10,000) c. ($6,000) d. $6,000?

Brandt enterprises is considering a new project that has a cost of $1,000,000, and the cfo set up the following simple decision tree to show its three most likely scenarios. the firm could arrange with its work force and suppliers to cease operations at the end of year 1 should it choose to do so, but to obtain this abandonment option, it would have to make a payment to those parties. how much is the option to abandon worth to the firm?

Which of the following businesses is most likely to disrupt an existing industry? a. closer connex developed an earphone that receives emails and text messages and converts them to voice messages. the first models had poor reception, but they rapidly improved over time. b. mega technologies reconfigured the components used in its touchscreen tablets to create a new type of wearable device for use in restaurants and other service industries. c. particle inc. developed a teleportation technology that can transport physical materials instantaneously across great distances. d. altrea added advanced camera technology to its premium line of smartphones so that they would take the highest-quality photos of all phones on the market.

He interest rate effect is the change in real gdp caused by the federal reserve adjusting target interest rates. is the change in consumer and investment spending due to changes in interest rates resulting from changes in the aggregate price level. is the change in exports and imports, resulting from changes in the interest rate caused by changes in the aggregate price level. is the change in investment spending and government purchases caused by changes in money demand. is the change in interest rates, caused by changes to government purchases.