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Which of the following is true about the cost of debt and cost of equity when adjusting for taxes?

Financial leverage is caused by a firm using ______ to raise funds since this causes a ______ financing cost. 

Capital structure is concerned with a firm’s mix of ______. 

The value of a future cash flow today is its ______ and is found by the process of ______

Georgia Dog Inc. typically uses debt as their main source of funding and typically only finances with 25% equity. The firm’s after-tax cost of debt has been estimated to be 8% while their after-tax cost of equity is estimated at 16%. If the firm faces a 40% tax rate, what is their WACC? (2)

BONUS #3: The coupon rate is best described as ________________. (1) (Hint: zero, variable, fixed, maximized, minimized, positive, negative, irrelevant, stupid, fictitious, imaginary) (1)

What is the purpose of the ‘passwd’ command in Unix?

You are considering purchasing the bonds of UTSA that were issued 5 years ago with an original maturity of 25 years. These bonds were originally issued with a coupon rate of 8%. Based on similar bonds in the market, you will require a return of 6% on these bonds which are currently selling for $1,120. How much should you pay for one of these bonds? (2) PV [pv] FV [fv] PMT [pmt] N [nper] I [rate]

What is the role of the boot loader in the system boot process?

BONUS #1: What macro (aka big big picture) variable is currently getting better but still makes our groceries expensive?