Use the following information for the next several questions. A 30-year, $1000 par value bond with a 4% annual coupon bond sells for $900. Preferred stock pays $9.5 in dividends per year and has a selling price of $105. The risk-free rate (30 day t-bills) is 3%, the market risk premium is 6%, the stock's beta is 1.2, dividends are growing at 4% per year, the stock will pay $4 in dividends next year, the current stock price is $50, and the bond-equity risk premium is 6%. Assume a corporate tax rate of 20% and target weights of 40% debt, 20% preferred, 40% common equity. What is the cost of debt for this company

Suppose that kenji, an economist from an am talk radio program, and lucia, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over health insurance. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: lucia: a popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. kenji: i think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. lucia: i disagree. i think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials. minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than them. tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

Before contacting the news or print media about your business, what must you come up with first ? a. a media expertb. a big budgetc. a track recordd. a story angle

Classify each of the following items as a public good, a private good, a natural monopoly good, or a common resource.(a) measles vaccinations (b) tuna in the pacific ocean (c) airline service in the united states (d) local storm-water system