A concert promoter is forecasting this year's attendance for one of his concerts based on the following historical data:Year Attendance4 years ago 10,0003 years ago 12,0002 years ago 18,000Last year 20,000What is this year's forecast using exponential smoothing with alpha = .2, if last year's smoothed forecast was 15,000?A. 20,000 B. 19,000 C.17,500 D.16,000 E.15,000What is this year's forecast using the least squares trend line for these data?A. 20,000 B. 21,000 C. 22,000 D. 23,000 E. 24,000

Information on gerken power co., is shown below. assume the company’s tax rate is 40 percent. debt: 9,400 8.4 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 21 years to maturity, selling for 100.5 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments. common stock: 219,000 shares outstanding, selling for $83.90 per share; beta is 1.24. preferred stock: 12,900 shares of 5.95 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $97.10 per share. market: 7.2 percent market risk premium and 5 percent risk-free rate. required: calculate the company's wacc. (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) wacc %

Kendrick is leaving his current position at a company, and charlize is taking over. kendrick set up his powerpoint for easy access for himself. charlize needs to work in the program that is easy for her to use. charlize should reset advanced options

The martinez legal firm (mlf) recently acquired a smaller competitor, miller and associates, which specializes in issues not previously covered by mlf, such as land use and intellectual property cases. given the increase in the firm's size and complexity, it is likely that its internal transaction costs willa. decrease. b. increase. c. become external transaction costs. d. be eliminated.