River Cruises (see Section 16.1) is all-equity-financed with 100,000 shares. It now proposes to issue $250,000 of bonds and use the proceeds to repurchase 25,000 shares. Suppose an investor currently holds 1,000 shares in the company but is unhappy with its decision to borrow $250,000. Which of the following modifications to her own investment portfolio would offset the effects of the firm’s additional borrowing? (LO16-1) a. Borrow $250 on her own account and use the cash to buy additional River Cruises’ shares. b. Raise $250 by selling River Cruises’ shares and use the cash to buy the company’s debt. c. Keep her current holding of River Cruises’ shares and borrow $250 to invest in the compa- ny’s bond issue.

Assume today is december 31, 2013. barrington industries expects that its 2014 after-tax operating income [ebit(1 – t)] will be $400 million and its 2014 depreciation expense will be $70 million. barrington's 2014 gross capital expenditures are expected to be $120 million and the change in its net operating working capital for 2014 will be $25 million. the firm's free cash flow is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4.5% annually. assume that its free cash flow occurs at the end of each year. the firm's weighted average cost of capital is 8.6%; the market value of the company's debt is $2.15 billion; and the company has 180 million shares of common stock outstanding. the firm has no preferred stock on its balance sheet and has no plans to use it for future capital budgeting projects. using the corporate valuation model, what should be the company's stock price today (december 31, 2013)? round your answer to the nearest cent. do not round intermediate calculations.

Joe said “your speech was really great, i loved it.” his criticism lacks which component of effective feedback? a) he did not recognize his ethical obligations b) he did not focus on behavior c) he did not stress the positive d) he did not offer any specifics

In 2000, campbell soup company launched an ad campaign that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls. the girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake. the boys explained that “lots of campbell’s soups are low in calories,” which made them ok for the girls to eat. the ads were pulled after parents expressed concern. why were parents worried? i