The current market rate of return is 11% and the risk-free rate is 4%. You have been given the job of determining your firm's cost of capital. The company has 20 million shares outstanding with a current value of $30 per share. Debt represents 40 percent of your company's capital structure and the yield to maturity on the debt (i. e., before-tax cost of debt) is 7 percent. The (levered) beta of your firm's equity is 1.6 and the tax rate is 25%. What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC or RWACC) of your firm

After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy?

Explain whether each of the following events increases, decreases, or has no effect on the unemployment rate and the labor-force participation rate.a. after a long search, jon finds a job.b. tyrion, a full-time college student, graduates and is immediately employed.c. after an unsuccessful job search, arya gives up looking and retires.d. daenerys quits her job to become a stay-at-home mom.e. sansa has a birthday, becomes an adult, but has no interest in working.f. jaime has a birthday, becomes an adult, and starts looking for a job.g. cersei dies while enjoying retirement.h. jorah dies working long hours at the office.

12.     to produce a textured purée, you would use a/an a. food processor. b. wide-mesh sieve. c. immersion blender d. food mill. student a   incorrect which is correct answer?