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Paper Exchange has 10 million shares of common stock outstanding, 5 million shares of preferred stock outstanding, and 100 thousand bonds. If the common shares are selling for $25 per share, the preferred shares are selling for $10 per share, and the bonds are selling for 98 percent of par, what would be the weight used for preferred stock in the computation of Paper’s WACC?

Diddy Corp. stock has a beta of 1.0, the current risk-free rate is 5 percent, and the expected return on the market is 15.5 percent. What is Diddy’s cost of equity?

Hollywood Shoes would like to maintain their cash account at a minimum level of $50,000, but expects the standard deviation in net daily cash flows to be $4,000; the effective annual rate on marketable securities to be 6 percent per year; and the trading cost per sale or purchase of marketable securities to be $100 per transaction. What will be their optimal cash return point?

Rose has preferred stock selling for 99 percent of par that pays a 9 percent annual coupon. What would be Rose’s component cost of preferred stock?

Which of the following would NOT be included in a social media strategy document?

Equipment was purchased for $45,000 plus $2,000 in freight charges. Installation costs were $1,500 and sales tax totaled $1,000. Hiring a special consultant to provide advice during the selection of the equipment cost $3,000. What is this asset’s depreciable basis?

When bound to ligand, this type of receptor changes conformation to allow ions to diffuse across the membrane:

A type of endocytosis where proteins in the membrane that grab target molecules can be saturated would be what?

Marme Inc. has preferred stock selling for 137 percent of par that pays an 11 percent annual dividend. What would be Marme’s component cost of preferred stock?

One cell sends inflammation signals to another cell through gap junctions. What type of signaling would this be considered?