Which of the following is not a financial advantage to companies using debt a) debt is paid back in cheaper dollars during inflationary periods
b) bondholders jave no control over the actions of management
c) cost of debt can lower the weighted overall cost of capital
d) interest payments are tax deductible

b) bondholders have no control over the actions of management

Explanation:

Bondholders have no control over the actions of management as management are only accountable to shareholders.

While this may be an advantage it is not a financial advantage as it does not involve money whilst the rest do. Debt being paid back in cheaper dollars during inflationary periods for instance involves money being saved so is a financial advantage and so are the rest.

b. condominum i think

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.