The common stock and debt of Northern Sludge are valued at $50 million and $30 million, respectively. Investors currently require a 16% return on the firm’s common stock and 8% on its debt. If Northern Sludge issues an additional $10 million of common stock and uses this money to retire (i. e., to pay back) debt, what is the expected return on its common stock? Assume first that the change in capital structure does not affect the risk of the debt. Suppose next that the change in capital structure decreased the risk of the debt. Would your previous answer then under- or overstate the effect on the expected return on the firm’s common stock? [Assume throughout that the MM assumptions hold (i. e., no taxes, no costs of financial distress)]

Swathmore clothing corporation grants its customers 30 days' credit. the company uses the allowance method for its uncollectible accounts receivable. during the year, a monthly bad debt accrual is made by multiplying 3% times the amount of credit sales for the month. at the fiscal year-end of december 31, an aging of accounts receivable schedule is prepared and the allowance for uncollectible accounts is adjusted accordingly. at the end of 2012, accounts receivable were dollar 586.000 and the allowance account had a credit balance of dollar 50,000. accounts receivable activity for 2013 was as follows: the company's controller prepared the following aging summary of year-end accounts receivable: prepare a summary journal entry to record the monthly bad debt accrual and the write-offs during the year. (if no entry is required for a particular event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) prepare the necessary year-end adjusting entry for bad debt expense. (if no entry is required for an event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field.) what is total bad debt expense for 2013? calculate the amount of accounts receivable that would appear in the 2013 balance sheet?