PNB Industries has 20 million shares of common stock outstan…

PNB Industries has 20 million shares of common stock outstanding with a market price of $18.00 per share. The company also has outstanding preferred stock with a market value of $50 million, and 500,000 bonds outstanding, each with face value $1,000 and selling at 97 percent of par value. The cost of equity is 15 percent, the cost of preferred is 12 percent, and the cost of debt is 8.50 percent. If PNB’s tax rate is 40 percent, what is the WACC?

Market Value versus Book Value Acme Bricks balance sheet lis…

Market Value versus Book Value Acme Bricks balance sheet lists net fixed assets as $40 million. The fixed assets could currently be sold for $50 million. Acme’s current balance sheet shows current liabilities of $15 million and net working capital of $12 million. If all the current accounts were liquidated today, the company would receive $77 million cash after paying $15 million in liabilities. What is the book value of Acme’s assets today? What is the market value of these assets?

A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure…

A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased aggressive behavior in children. You know this relationship may not be causal because you are not sure which occurred first—watching television or being aggressive. You are questioning which of the following rules of causation?