1.Regatta, Inc., has six-year bonds outstanding that pay a 8.25 percent coupon rate. Investors buying the bond today can expect to earn a yield to maturity of 6.875 percent. What should the company’s bonds be priced at today? Assume annual coupon payments. (Round to the nearest dollar.) $923$1,066$1014 $9722. A cost which remains constant per unit at various levels of activity is a:• manufacturing cost• […]

The goal is to build the sales and marketing team in new york and shift the headquarters as well. I want an analysis on the following criteria 1 customer – We divide our customers into 3 types: 1 Brands how uses Amazon advertising manually 2 Brands how uses Marketing agencies 3 Brands how uses Management platforms 2 Investors – Investors should invest in the following […]

Estate Planning Case Questions Part 2 2.1. Mary is considering a gift to the art institute and has tentatively selected the value fund. If the entire fund is donated, what is the amount of the income tax deduction in the current year? A $41,500 B. $50,000 C. $62,700 D. $83,000   2.2. If Fred and Mary decide to leave the value fund to the art […]

Castle Company produces throw blankets that are popular holiday gifts. Standard variable costs relating to a single blanket are given below Standard Quantity or HoursStandard Price or RateStandard CostDirect materials2.62 yards$5 per yard$?Direct labor1.35 DLH$6.80 per DLH$?Variable manufacturing overhead1.35 DLH$2 per direct labor-hour$?Total standard cost $?Overhead is applied to production on the basis of direct labor hours. During March, 924 blankets were manufactured and sold. […]

9. Ying Import has several bond issues outstanding, each making semiannual interest payments. The bonds are listed in the following table. If the corporate tax rate is 34 percent, what is the aftertax cost of Ying’s debt? Bond Coupon Rate Price Quote Maturity Face Value 1 6.00 % 105.86 5 years $ 40,000,000 2 7.50 114.52 8 years 35,000,000 3 7.20 113.07 15 1/2 years 55,000,000 4 6.80 102.31 […]

An expatriate employee is someone who lives and works in outside of their native country at the behest of the company they work for. These employees can have a difficult time maximizing their productivity because of the problems that come with adjusting to another country. These problems can be different depending on cultural upbringing. For example, the five hardest adjustments for Employees from the United […]

  Q1Based on the following information:        State of Economy Probability of State of Economy Rate of Returnif State Occurs   Depression .12 −.103   Recession .23 .061   Normal .47 .132   Boom .18 .213        Calculate the expected return. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))          Expected return [removed]  %        Calculate […]

  Problem 10.14   Briarcrest Condiments is a spice-making firm. Recently, it developed a new process for producing spices. The process requires new machinery that would cost $1,488,345. have a life of five years, and would produce the cash flows shown in the following table.   Year Cash Flow 1 $561,081 2 -194,668 3 816,594 4 947,379 5 739,010   What is the NPV if […]

Question Two (30 marks)You have just finished your postgraduate studies and secured a job with a well-known fund manager. Before you start work, you are keen to learn whether (i) the CAPM works in practice, and (ii) if a portfolio diversified across industries offers any benefit over one diversified within a given industry. Use the monthly returns for 48 industry portfolios, the excess return on […]

    Interest rate articles There are two articles attached. So two assignments  Wall Street Journal Article Review Instructions For each article, complete the following steps:  Include the title, author’s name, and date of      the publication  Describe the author’s purpose  Provide a summary of the article  Create 2 questions that arise when reading the      article  This assignment must be at least 1-2 pages in length and must […]