Staples-R-Us, Inc. has 140,000 shares of common stock outstanding at a market price of $27 a share. Next year's annual dividend is expected to be $1.43 a share and the dividend growth rate is 2 percent. The company also has 2,500 bonds outstanding with a face value of $1,000 per bond. The bonds have a pre tax yield of 7.35 percent and sell at 98.2 percent of face value. The company's tax rate is 21 percent. What is the weighted average cost of capital

Consider the following two stocks, a and b. stock a has an expected return of 10%, 10% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.20. stock b has an expected return of 14%, 25% standard deviation, and a beta of 1.80. the expected market rate of return is 9% and the risk-free rate is 5%. security would be considered a good buy if we include the stock in a well diversified a portfolio because a. b, it offers better alpha b. a, it offers better alpha c. a, it offers better sharpe ratio d. b, it offers better sharpe ratio

Match the different taxes to the levels at which these taxes are levied on consumers and businesses national level/ national and local levels 1.sales tax 2.income tax 3.payroll tax 4.social security tax 4.property tax

Ronaldo attends an important meeting with his supervisor and a customer. he thought the meeting went well, but ronaldo's supervisor tells him that he displayed negative nonverbal communication towards the customer. ronaldo replays the meeting in his mind. which of ronaldo's actions is his supervisor referring to?