Agency has a capital structure of 60 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 35 percent debt. The dividend payout ratio is 30 percent, the company's beta is 1.21, and the tax rate is 21 percent. Given this, which one of the following statements is correct?
a. The aftertax cost of debt will be greater than the current yield-to-maturity on the company's outstanding bonds.
b. The company's cost of preferred is most likely less than the company's actual cost of debt.
c. The cost of equity is unaffected by a change in the company's tax rate.
d. The cost of equity can only be estimated using the capital asset pricing model.
e. The weighted average cost of capital will remain constant as long as the company's capital structure remains constant.

Answer: c. The cost of equity is unaffected by a change in the company's tax rate.

Explanation:

The cost of debt can be adjusted for taxes because interest payments are tax deductible. This is not the case with Equity. Equity is not tax deductible so there is not adjustment to the cost of Equity for taxes.

This means therefore, that the calculation of cost of equity will not change in any way due to the company's tax rate. For this reason, the cost of equity is usually higher than that of debt.

Wilson, an employee in a private-sector bank, has been suspected of stealing company funds and subsequently threatening and harassing some of his coworkers who refused to participate in his plans. Wilson, however, completely denies the accusations and maintains that he is innocent. Because of the lack of strong evidence, the ethics committee of the company decides to administer a polygraph test to Wilson. To ensure compliance with the rules of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which of the following should the committee do while conducting the test?
a. It should not inform Wilson or get his permission prior to conducting the test.
b. It should not allow Wilson to stop the test at any time depending on his personal will.
c. It should decide if Wilson is to be terminated or retained solely based on the results.
d. It should only use licensed, bonded examiners to conduct the test.

TB MC Qu. 10-144 (Algo) Doogan Corporation makes a product ... Doogan Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Direct materials 2.0 grams $ 7.00 per gram Direct labor 0.8 hours $ 16.00 per hour Variable overhead 0.8 hours $ 4.00 per hour The company produced 4,400 units in January using 10,140 grams of direct material and 2,120 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,710 grams of the direct material at $7.40 per gram. The actual direct labor rate was $16.95 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $3.70 per hour. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials quantity variance for January is:

At December 31, 2021 and 2020, Cow Co. had 117,000 shares of common stock and 6,700 shares of 3%, $100 par value cumulative preferred stock outstanding. No dividends were declared on either the preferred or common stock in 2021 or 2020. Net income for 2021 was $670,000. For 2021, basic earnings per share was: Multiple Choice $2.01 $5.38 $8.73 $5.55

Suppose you can only invest in the stock markets of two countries: US and China. The US has an expected return of 5.0% and a standard deviation of 15.0%. China has an expected return of 7.0% and a standard deviation of 22.0%. The correlation between the returns in the two markets is 0.3. The risk-free rate is 3.0%. What is the maximum Sharpe ratio you can obtain (rounded to the nearest 0.001)

Neumann Corporation issues convertible preferred stock that is mandatorily redeemable five years from the date of issuance. During the last two years that the preferred shares are outstanding, investors may convert each one share of preferred stock to two shares of common stock. Prior to conversion or redemption, the preferred shares should be classified on the balance sheet as:

TaskMaster Enterprises employs a standard cost system in which direct materials inventory is carried at standard cost. TaskMaster has established the following standards for the prime costs of one unit of product. Standard Standard Standard Quantity Price Cost Direct Materials 9 pounds $ 1.80 per pound $ 16.20 Direct Labor 0.25 hour $ 7.20 per hour 1.80 $ 18.00 During November, TaskMaster purchased 198,000 pounds of direct materials at a total cost of $376,200. The total factory wages for November were $46,000, 90% of which were for direct labor. TaskMaster manufactured 21,000 units of product during November using 170,000 pounds of direct materials and 6,000 direct labor hours. What is the direct labor efficiency variance for November

Robert Nozick's direct criticism of the importance of income equality is that: a. trade performed on a cumulative basis would result in equal outcomes and opportunities for people. b. All of the answers are correct. c. peaceful trade should not be condemned even when it leads to large differences in wealth. d. equality results only from freely chosen market transactions, devoid of coercive force or fraud.

A maximum price control on cellular telephones (cellular telephones) A. A surplus of cellular telephones B. An increase in demand for cellular telephones C. A decrease in supply of cellular telephones D. An increase in quantity supplied and decrease in quantity demanded of cell telephones E. None of the above

Cliff Company traded in an old truck for a new one. The old truck had a cost of $130,000 and accumulated depreciation of $65,000. The new truck had an invoice price of $135,000. Huffington was given a $63,000 trade-in allowance on the old truck, which meant they paid $72,000 in addition to the old truck to acquire the new truck. If this transaction has commercial substance, what is the recorded value of the new truck

Swifty Company has recorded the following items in its financial records. Cash in bank $47,300 Cash in plant expansion fund 102,000 Cash on hand 13,700 Highly liquid investments 36,000 Petty cash 530 Receivables from customers 96,600 Stock investments 63,500 The highly liquid investments had maturities of 3 months or less when they were purchased. The stock investments will be sold in the next 6 to 12 months. The plant expansion project will begin in 3 years. (a) What amount should Swifty report as "Cash and cash equivalents" on its balance sheet?

With regard to social welfare, oligopolists forming a cooperative alliance is Group of answer choices good because it leads to less disagreement and lower prices and more variety. good because forming a cooperative alliance closely resembles a perfectly competitive outcome. bad because prices will then be too high and output will be too low. bad because output will then be too high and prices will be too high. Flag question: Question 11

Kari is a limited partner in Lizard Partnership. This year, Kari's share of partnership ordinary income is $20,000, and she received a cash distribution of $30,000. Kari's tax basis in her partnership interest at the beginning of the year was $50,000. Her marginal tax rate is 22 percent. Kari qualifies for the QBI deduction, without regard to the wage or taxable income limitations.
a. Calculate the tax cost of Kari's partnership earnings this year Tax cost
b. Compute Kari's after-tax cash flow from her partnership activity this year After-tax cash flow
c. Compute Kari's tax basis in her partnership interest at the ending of the year. Assume no change in her share of partnership during the year.

On the statement of cash flows prepared by the indirect method, a $50,000 gain on the sale of investments would be: Group of answer choices added to dividends declared in converting the dividends declared to the cash flows from financing activities related to dividends. added to net income in converting the net income reported on the income statement to cash flows from operating activities. deducted from net income in converting the net income reported on the income statement to cash flows from operating activities. deducted from dividends declared in converting the dividends declared to the cash flows from financing activities related to dividends.

Kierofree Air Tours has the following payroll data for its November 5 pay date:
Nov 5 Wages and salaries expense 522 $199,023.00
Federal withholding tax payable 220 $33,833.91
Social Security tax payable 221 11,442.35
Medicare tax payable 222 2,676.03
401(k) contributions payable 223 6,965.81
Health Insurance payable 224 14,468.97
Union Dues payable 227 4,975.58
Wages and salaries payable 226 ???
How much is the net pay?
a) $199,023.00
b) $185,216.26
c) $142,578.94
d) $124,660.35

An agreement is formed between a new company and an existing well-established organization. The agreement states that the established company will provide financial capital and other resources and the start-up will contribute its technological expertise. This method of acquiring new technology is known as g

Moses Moonrocks Inc. has developed a balanced scorecard with a measure map that suggests that the number of erroneous shipments has a direct effect on operating profit. The company estimates that every shipment error leads to a reduction of revenue by $3,000 and increased costs of about $2,000.
Sales $230,000
Cost of goods sold 150,000
Depreciation expense 30,000
Other expenses 20,000

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Thomlin Company forecasts that total overhead for the current year will be $11,742,000 with 164,000 total machine hours. Year to date, the actual overhead is $7,547,000 and the actual machine hours are 83,000 hours. The predetermined overhead rate based on machine hours is Round the factory overhead rate to the nearest dollar before multiplying by the number of hours. a.$46 per machine hour b.$141 per machine hour c.$91 per machine hour d.$72 per machine hour

When amortizing the discount on bonds payable, the amount of interest expense reported on the income statement will always be less than cash paid for interest. True or false?

Your financial investments consist of U.S. government bonds maturing in twenty years and shares in a start-up internet company. If interest rates on newly-issued government bonds increase, then the price of your bonds will _____ and the price of the shares you own will _____.

Arkansas Co. believes in the international Fisher effect. It has excess funds that it can invest in money market securities for one year. It can invest in the U.S. at an interest rate of 4%, Japan at an interest rate of 2%, the United Kingdom at an interest rate of 6%, or Brazil at an interest rate of 9%. It would not cover any investment that it takes against exchange rate risk. Its expected return on its investment will be highest in_________________.

In​ mid-2019, an article in the Wall Street Journal quoted an investment analyst as stating that​ "heightened expectations of a​ [federal funds] rate cut may now force the Fed to act sooner than intended to avoid disappointing the market and driving up​ stocks' volatility over the​ summer." ​Source: Jessica Menton and Nathan​ Allen, "U.S. Stocks Edge​ Lower, Extending​ Losses," Wall Street Journal​, June​ 12, 2019. Is avoiding volatility part of the​ Fed's dual​ mandate?

The charter of a corporation provides for the issuance of 99,983 shares of common stock. Assume that 38,266 shares were originally issued and 4,896 were subsequently reacquired. What is the amount of cash dividends to be paid if a $4 per share dividend is declared

Given the following information, calculate the debt coverage ratio for this investment. Potential gross income: $120,000, Vacancy rate: 9%, Net operating income: $57,900, Operating expenses: $51,300, Acquisition Price: $520,000, Debt service: $40,000.

Hudson Corporation is considering three options for managing its data warehouse: continuing with its own staff, hiring an outside vendor to do the managing (referred to as outsourcing), or using a combination of its own staff and an outside vendor. The cost of the operation depends on future demand. The annual cost of each option (in thousands of dollars) depends on demand as follows:

Demand
  
Staffing Options High Medium Low
Own staff 650 650 600
Outside vendor 900 600 300
Combination 800 650 500
        
Required:
a. If the demand probabilities are 0.2, 0.5, and 0.3, which decision alternative will minimize the expected cost of the data processing operation?
b. Construct a risk profile for the optimal decision in part (a).

Reform Traders current net operating income is $16,800 and its average operating assets are $90,000. The company's required rate of return is 15%. A new project being considered would require an investment of $28,000 and would generate annual net operating income of $3,100. What is the residual income of the new project

The expected return on the market portfolio is 14%. The risk-free rate is 6%. The expected return on SDA Corp. common stock is 13%. The beta of SDA Corp. common stock is 1.30. Within the context of the capital asset pricing model, _________.

Why would a Roth 401(k) investment plan allow you to invest the most amount of money?

On January 1, Year 1, Parker Company purchased an asset costing $20,000. The asset had an expected five-year life and a $2,000 salvage value. The company uses the straight-line method. What are the amounts of depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation, respectively, that will be reported in the Year 2 financial statements

Steps in the Accounting Cycle Listed below, out of order, are the steps in an accounting cycle.
1. Prepare the unadjusted trial balance.
2. Post journal entries to general ledger accounts.
3. Analyze transactions from source documents.
4. Journalize and post adjusting entries.
5. Prepare the financial statements.
6. Record transactions in a journal.
7. Prepare the post-closing trial balance.
8. Prepare the adjusted trial balance.
9. Journalize and post closing entries.
(a) Place the numbers from the above list in the order in which the steps in the accounting cycle are performed.
3, 6, 2, 1, 4, 8, 5, 9, 7
2, 3, 6, 1, 4, 8, 5, 9, & 7
3, 6, 2, 1,4,8,5,7, & 9
6, 3, 2, 1, 4, 8, 5, 9, & 7
(b) identify the steps in the accounting cycle that occur daily.
1, 2, 3, & 6
2, 3, & 4
1, 2, 3, 4,&6
2, 3, & 6