highland industries has a target capital structure of 60% common equity, 10% preferred stock, and 30% debt. the cost of retained earnings is 15%, and the cost of a new stock issue is 17%. the firm anticipates having $24 million in retained earnings available over the coming year. preferred stock can be sold at a cost of 11%. the firm has a $15 million line of credit with a major bank, which has an after-tax cost of 6%. beyond this amount, debt would have to be raised through a bond issue, and would have an after-tax cost of 9%. highland industries has a marginal tax rate of 35%. what will be the firm's cost of capital using bonds, preferred stock, and external equity

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.

Kendrick is leaving his current position at a company, and charlize is taking over. kendrick set up his powerpoint for easy access for himself. charlize needs to work in the program that is easy for her to use. charlize should reset advanced options

Lin corporation has a single product whose selling price is $136 per unit and whose variable expense is $68 per unit. the company’s monthly fixed expense is $32,400. required: 1. calculate the unit sales needed to attain a target profit of $5,000. (do not round intermediate calculations.) 2. calculate the dollar sales needed to attain a target profit of $8,400.