In evaluating how well a company's strategy is working, the best place to start is
a. with a clear view of what that strategy entails.
b. competitive strength analysis.
c. SWOT analysis.
d. financial ratio analysis.
e. value chain

Kayla and jada are roommates in new york city. both kayla and jada recently received pay raises. kayla now buys more movie tickets than before, but jada buys fewer. kayla behaves as if movie tickets are goods and jada's income elasticity of demand for movie tickets is

Which of the following best describes a fractional reserve banking system? a. a banking system in which a large portion of the bank's assets are digital money rather than bills and coins. b. a banking system in which banks keep a portion of deposits on hand to satisfy their customer's demands for withdrawals. c. a banking system in which banks have only partial control over the interest rates they charge on loans. d. a banking system in which net worth is calculated by subtracting a fraction of liabilities from assets. 2b2t

Calculate the cost of each capital component—in other words, the after-tax cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock (including flotation costs), and the cost of equity (ignoring flotation costs). use both the capm method and the dividend growth approach to find the cost of equity.calculate the cost of new stock using the dividend growth approach.what is the cost of new common stock based on the capm? (hint: find the difference between re and rs as determined by the dividend growth approach and then add that difference to the capm value for rs.)assuming that gao will not issue new equity and will continue to use the same target capital structure, what is the company’s wacc? e. suppose gao is evaluating three projects with the following characteristics.each project has a cost of $1 million. they will all be financed using the target mix of long-term debt, preferred stock, and common equity. the cost of the common equity for each project should be based on the beta estimated for the project. all equity will come from reinvested earnings.equity invested in project a would have a beta of 0.5 and an expected return of 9.0%.equity invested in project b would have a beta of 1.0 and an expected return of 10.0%.equity invested in project c would have a beta of 2.0 and an expected return of 11.0%.analyze the company’s situation, and explain why each project should be accepted or rejected g