5 years ago, Barton Industries issued 25-year noncallable, semiannual bonds with a $1,000 face value and a 7% coupon, semiannual payment ($35 payment every 6 months). The bonds currently sell for $844.87. If the firm's marginal tax rate is 25%, what is the firm's after-tax cost of debt

Highland company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a:

Mystic bottling company bottles popular beverages in the bottling department. the beverages are produced by blending concentrate with water and sugar. the concentrate is purchased from a concentrate producer. the concentrate producer sets higher prices for the more popular concentrate flavors. a simplified bottling department cost of production report separating the cost of bottling the four flavors follows: