Returns for the Alcoff Company over the last 3 years are shown below. What’s the standard deviation of the firm’s returns? (Hint: This is a sample, not a complete population, so the sample standard deviation formula should be used.) Year Return 2010   21.00% 2009 −12.50% 2008   25.00%

A new project proposal involves an initial investment of $12 million, followed by cash flows of 3, 4 and 7 million. What is the MIRR for this project? The firm’s WACC is 10%. Enter your answer as a percentage, without the ‘%’ sign, and rounded to 2 decimals. For example, if your answer is 0.05678, enter 5.68

Assume a company issued a callable bond with an 8% coupon rate a few years ago. Which of the following changes are likely to prompt the firm to call the bond?

You were hired as a consultant to Giambono Company, whose target capital structure is 40% debt, 15% preferred, and 45% common equity. The after-tax cost of debt is 6.00%, the cost of preferred is 7.50%, and the cost of retained earnings is 12.75%. The firm will not be issuing any new stock. What is its WACC?

Stock X has a beta of 0.7 and Stock Y has a beta of 1.7. Which of the following statements must be true, according to the CAPM?

From a WACC calculation prepared for you by a consultant, you find that their estimation of the after tax cost of debt is 6%. Given a tax rate of 40% and a WACC of 15%, what must have been the cost of debt before adjusting for taxes?  

While caring for the client admitted with recurring pneumonia, the nurse assesses flat, purplish lesions on the back and trunk.  Which condition correlates with this assessment finding?

Case Study questions 5-9 The nurse cares for a 25-year-old male with a history of HIV admitted to the medical surgical unit with respiratory distress. The nurse reviews the laboratory date and identifies which ones has the priority? Select all that apply. 

(prior data) Which client findings above are risk factors for an opportunistic infection? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for the client who is receiving tube feedings via a gastrostomy tube.  The nurse knows that which one of the following interventions is most important?