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Central Systems desires a weighted average cost of capital of 12.7 percent. The firm has an aftertax cost of debt of 4.8 percent and a cost of equity of 15.4 percent. What debt-equity ratio is needed for the firm to achieve its targeted weighted average cost of capital?

Assume a manager determines the cost of capital for a specific project based on the cost of capital at another firm with a line of business that is similar to the project. Accordingly, the manager is using the ________ approach.

If the variability of the returns on large-company stocks were to decrease over the long-term, you would expect which one of the following as related to large-company stocks to occur as a result?

One year ago, you purchased a stock at a price of $38.22 per share. Today, you sold the stock and realized a total loss of 11.09 percent on your investment. Your capital loss was −$4.68 per share. What was your dividend yield?

Salazar’s Salads is considering two projects. Project X consists of creating an outdoor eating area on the unused portion of the restaurant’s property. Project Z would instead use that outdoor space for creating a drive-thru service window. When trying to decide which project to accept, the firm should rely most heavily on which one of the following analytical methods?

Townsend Banners currently sells a product with a variable cost per unit of $23 and a unit selling price of $49. At the present time, the firm only sells on a cash basis with monthly sales of 733 units. The monthly interest rate is .48 percent. What is the value of Q’ at the switch break-even point if the firm adopted a net 30 credit policy? Assume the selling price per unit and the variable costs per unit remain constant.

Your firm is offered credit terms of 2/15, net 35. What is the effective annual interest rate on this arrangement? Assume 365 days per year.

A cumulative cash deficit indicates a company:

Just Shoes currently has a 32.6-day cash cycle. Assume the company changes its operations such that it decreases its receivables period by 3.1 days, increases its inventory period by 1.8 days, and increases its payables period by 2.2 days. What will the length of the cash cycle be after these changes?