The philly cheese corporation is a firm financed with $200m perpetual debt and $290m of equity. the expected return on the debt is 5%. firms in the same industry that are all-equity financed have an expected return of 10%. the corporate tax rate is 42%. assume that philly cheese has only one current project which generates perpetual annual earnings before taxes and interest of x.
(a) what is x?

(b) what is the current expected return on the equity of the firm?

(c) what is the weighted average cost of capital of the firm?

The fiscal 2016 financial statements of nike inc. shows average net operating assets (noa) of $8,450 million, average net nonoperating obligations (nno) of $(4,033) million, average total liabilities of $9,014 million, and average equity of $12,483 million. the company's 2016 financial leverage (flev) is: select one: a. (0.477) b. (0.559 c. (0.323) d. (0.447) e. there is not enough information to determine the ratio.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?

1. how much money did selfridge spend on advertising before the store’s opening? 2. explain what shopping was like in london during the early 1900s. how does this differ from the modern shopping experience? 3. what was the role of a floorwalker in 1900s london? 4. what inspired selfridge to ensure that customers in his store could browse at their leisure? do you need the links to the video?