Ace Industrial Machines issued 165,000 zero coupon bonds 6 years ago. The bonds originally had 30 years to maturity with a yield to maturity of 6.4 percent. Interest rates have recently decreased, and the bonds now have a yield to maturity of 5.5 percent. The bonds have a par value of $2,000. If the company has a $84.2 million market value of equity, what weight should it use for debt when calculating the cost of capital

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a weak economy? a. a low employment rateb. a high inflation ratec. a decreased gdpd. a high unemployment rate

Slimwood corporation made sales of $ 725 million during 2018. of this amount, slimwood collected cash for $ 670 million. the company's cost of goods sold was $ 300 million, and all other expenses for the year totaled $ 400 million. also during 2018, slimwood paid $ 420 million for its inventory and $ 285 million for everything else. beginning cash was $ 110 million. carter's top management is interviewing you for a job and they ask two questions: (a) how much was carter's net income for 2018? (b) how much was carter's cash balance at the end of 2016? you will get the job only if you answer both questions correctly.

Suppose the production function in an economy is y = k0.5l0.5, where k is the amount of capital and l is the amount of labor. the economy begins with 64 units of capital and 16 units of labor. use a calculator and equations in the chapter to find a numerical answer to each of the following questions. what are the wage and the rental price of capital? the wage is equal to unit(s) of output and the rental price of capital is equal to unit(s) of output.