Panda Corporation owns 90% of Squirrel Inc.'s outstanding common stock. The carrying value of the investment in Sam is $180,000 and the fair value is $260,000. Panda sells half its Squirrel Inc. shares for $120,000. What is the carrying value of the remaining shares?

Bonds often pay a coupon twice a year. for the valuation of bonds that make semiannual payments, the number of periods doubles, whereas the amount of cash flow decreases by half. using the values of cash flows and number of periods, the valuation model is adjusted accordingly. assume that a $1,000,000 par value, semiannual coupon us treasury note with three years to maturity has a coupon rate of 3%. the yield to maturity (ytm) of the bond is 7.70%. using this information and ignoring the other costs involved, calculate the value of the treasury note:

Hilary works at klothes kloset. she quickly the customers, and her cash drawer is always correct at the end of her shift. however, she never tries to "upsell" the customers (for example, by asking if they would like to purchase earrings to go with the shirt they chose or by suggesting a purse that matches the shoes they are buying). give hilary some constructive feedback on her performance.

The common stock and debt of northern sludge are valued at $65 million and $35 million, respectively. investors currently require a return of 15.9% on the common stock and a return of 7.8% on the debt. if northern sludge issues an additional $14 million of common stock and uses this money to retire debt, what happens to the expected return on the stock? assume that the change in capital structure does not affect the interest rate on northern’s debt and that there are no taxes.