The outstanding bonds of Harden Fitness are priced at $1,014.66 and mature in 5 years. These bonds have a face value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 4.5 percent, and pay interest semiannually. The tax rate is 21 percent. What is the aftertax cost of debt?

Ducazau Shipping has 700,000 shares outstanding, which are trading for $23.63 per share. Using the firm’s required rate of return of 17 percent, a project has an NPV of $202,000. All else constant, if the project is accepted, the stock price per share would be expected to:

In a booming economy, the stock of Pattee Productions is expected to return 17 percent. It is expected to return 9 percent in a normal economy and will decline 18 percent in a recessionary economy. The probability of a recession is 18 percent while the probability of a boom is 22 percent. What is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

A trade discount of 2/5th, EOM terms:

Cement Works has a beginning cash balance for the quarter of $1,211. The company requires a minimum cash balance of $1,200 and uses a loan account to maintain that balance. If funds have been borrowed, then they are repaid as soon as excess funds are available. Currently, the outstanding loan balance is $1,318. How much will be borrowed or repaid this quarter if the quarterly receipts are $4,209 and the quarterly disbursements are $3,807.

The terms of sale generally include all of the following except the:

Panelli’s is analyzing a project with an initial cost of $139,000 and cash inflows of $74,000 in Year 1 and $86,000 in Year 2. This project is an extension of current operations and thus is equally as risky as the current company. The company uses only debt and common stock to finance its operations and maintains a debt-equity ratio of .39. The aftertax cost of debt is 5.1 percent, the cost of equity is 13.2 percent, and the tax rate is 21 percent. What is the projected net present value of this project?

A project has an initial cost of $31,300 and a three-year life. The company uses straight-line depreciation to a book value of zero over the life of the project. The projected net income from the project is $1,750, $2,100, and $1,700 per year for the next three years, respectively. What is the average accounting return?

If a firm experiences _____, it makes sense to offer a longer credit period to customers.

In actual practice, managers most frequently use which two types of investment criteria?