Suppose your company needs $20 million to build a new assembly line. Your target debt−equity ratio is 0.80. The flotation cost for new equity is 9 percent, but the flotation cost for debt is only 6 percent. Your boss has decided to fund the project by borrowing money because the flotation costs are lower and the needed funds are relatively small.

a. What is your company’s weighted average flotation cost, assuming all equity is raised externally?(Round your answer to 4 decimal places. (e. g., 32.16))

Flotation cost %
b. What is the true cost of building the new assembly line after taking flotation costs into account? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i. e. 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.(e. g., 32)

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Alpha company uses the periodic inventory system for purchase & sales of merchandise. discount terms for both purchases & sales are, 2/10, n30 and the gross method is used. unless otherwise noted, fob destination will apply to all purchases & sales. the value of inventory is based on periodic system. on january 1, 2016, beginning inventory consisted of 350 units of widgets costing $10 each. alpha prepares monthly income statements. the following events occurred during the month of jan.: dateactivitya.jan. 3purchased on account 350 widgets for $11 each.b.jan. 5sold on account 400 widgets for $30 each. paid freight out with petty cash of $150.c.jan. 10purchased on account 625 widgets for $12 each.d.jan. 11shipping cost for the january 10 purchased merchandise was $400 was paid with a cheque by alpha directly to the freight company.e.jan. 12returned 50 widgets received from jan. 10 purchase as they were not the correct item ordered.f.jan. 13paid for the purchases made on jan. 3.g.jan. 21sold on account 550 widgets for $30 each. paid freight out with petty cash of $250.h.jan. 22authorize credit without return of goods for 50 widgets sold on jan. 21 when customer advised that they were received in defective condition.i.jan. 25received payment for the sale made on jan. 5.j.jan. 26paid for the purchases made on jan. 10.k.jan. 31received payment for the sale made on jan. 21.use this information to prepare the general journal entries (without explanation) for the january events. if no entry is required then enter the date and write "no entry required."