The Comic Book Publication Group (CBPG) specializes in creating, illustrating, writing, and printing various publications. It is a small but publicly traded corporation. CBPG currently has a capital structure of $12 million in bonds that pay a 5% coupon, $5 million in preferred stock with a par value of $35 per share and an annual dividend of $1.75 per share. The company has common stock with a book value of $6 million. The cost of capital associated with the common stock is 10%. The marginal tax rate for the firm is 33%.

The management of the company wishes to acquire additional capital for operations purposes. The chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO) agree that another public debt offering (corporate bonds) in the amount of $10 million would suffice. They believe that due to favorable interest rates, the company could issue the bonds at par with a 4% coupon.

Before the Board of Directors convenes to discuss the debt Initial Public Offering (IPO), the CFO wants to provide some data for the board of directors’ meeting notebooks. One point of the analysis is to evaluate the debt offering’s impact on the company’s cost of capital. To do this:

• Solve for the current cost of capital of CBPG on a weighted average basis
• Solve for the new cost of capital, assuming the $10 million bond issued at par with a 4% coupon.
• Describe how you approached these calculations. Also discuss the tax shield advantage that debt capital provides, and briefly explain the cost of capital and WACC
• Provide a Table(s) to present answers (Students can transfer their EXCEL Table if utilized)

Summarize findings

Superior papers will explain the following elements when responding to the assignment questions:

• Provide narrative and solve for the current cost of capital of CBPG on a weighted average basis (WACC)
• Provide narrative and solve for the new cost of capital (WACC)
• Provide accurate WACC calculations for both scenarios
• Provide a Table(s) to present answers (there is a difference between performing calculations and presenting the supporting data and solved answers)
• Provide narrative on tax shield implications for both scenarios
• Provide narrative briefly explaining the cost of capital and WACC
• Provide a clear, logical conclusion

1. Find an example of data analytics project that has published its data publicly and state the source.
2. Explain about the project and why it is interesting to you?
3. Identify and explain the objective of the data analytics.
4. Identify and explain the data types.  
5. Explain the data mining techniques involved
6. State the insights discovered in the project.

1. Why is there not more awareness regarding unintended medical harm?

2. What is the level of public transparency on patient outcomes?

3. What are some of the barriers to decreasing medical errors?

4. What are some of the solutions to decreasing medical errors?

5. List publicly available website that reports out on medical errors. Describe the information the site provides.

Table below shows the demand for haircuts from seniors and other customers on an average weekday in the local hairdressing shop.

a) Between the prices of $20 and $24, which of the two demands is more elastic? Round your answers to 2 decimal places.

The price elasticity of demand for seniors is   

The price elasticity of demand for other customers is   

The elasticity of demand is greater for  (Click to select)  seniors  other customers

b) What price would give the shop the greatest sales revenue?

reflect on US fortune 500 companies that follow these commandments and work very hard to avoid marketing myopia as well.

The Ten Commandments of Marketing:

1.       Treat your customers with love and your competitors with respect.

2.       Be ready for transformation and change.

3.       Make your values clear and support them.

4.       Focus on the segment that can give you the greatest benefits.

5.       Price fairly to convey your quality.

6.       Help potential customers to connect with your company and its products.

7.       Look upon your customers as customers for life.

8.       View each business as a service. Because each product is tied to a service.

9.       Improve your business process every day.

10.    Consider various aspects and information—not just finance related—before making a decision.

On January 1, 2018, your company purchases a bond investment. The facts are as follows: Face amount $820,000 Cost of bonds $780,913 Stated rate 12% Term 3 years Market rate 14% Interest is recorded semi-annually June 30, 2018. Record the entry for the semi-annual interest revenue.

Date Account Debit Credit 6/30:

Cash

Discount on Bonds Investment

Interest Revenue

December 31, 2018 Record the entry for the semi-annual interest revenue. Date Account Debit Credit 12/31

Cash

Discount on Bonds Investment

Interest Revenue

Choose a public traded company that you have access to their financial reports Collect the company’s major financial reports for the recent five fiscal years (5 years data).

: Compute Financial Ratios

• Liquidity ratios
  13. a firm’s ability to meet its current obligations
• Borrowing capacity (leverage) ratios
  13. the degree of protection for long-term creditors
• Profitability ratios
  13. the earning ability of a firm
• Cash flow ratios

Please do wal-mart

Quonset, Inc. is a public company whose shares are actively traded in the over-the-counter market. The company’s stockholders’ equity account balances at December 31, year 1, are on the following tab.

During the year ended December 31, year 2, transactions and other information relating to Quonset’s stockholders’ equity were as follows:

On February 1, year 2, Quonset issued 13,000 shares of common stock to Carson Co. in exchange for land. On the date issued, the stock had a market price of $13 per share. The land had a carrying value on Carson’s books of $140,000 and an assessed value for property taxes of $95,000.
  
On March 5, year 2, Quonset purchased 21,000 of its shares to hold as treasury stock at $12 per share. The shares were originally issued at $13 per share. Quonset uses the cost method to account for treasury stock. Treasury stock is permitted in Quonset’s state of incorporation.
  
On March 15, year 2, Quonset purchased a portfolio of marketable debt securities to be held as available-for-sale securities.
  
On June 5, year 2, Quonset declared a property dividend of inventory. The inventory had a $65,000 carrying value and a $55,000 fair market value.
  
On July 1, year 2, Quonset declared and issued a 15% stock dividend.
  
On December 5, year 2, Quonset declared a cash dividend of $1 per share to all common stockholders of record on December 15, year 2. The dividend was paid on January 5, year 3.
Net income for year 2 was $1,443,000.
  
At December 31, year 2, unrealized gain on the portfolio of marketable debt securities purchased during the year was $95,000, net of tax.

Common stock: $1 par value; 1,650,000 shares

authorized; 850,000 shares issued and outstanding

$850,000

Additional paid-in capital

3,100,000

Retained earnings

3,700,000

Total stockholders' equity

$7,650,000

Using the stockholders’ equity balances as of December 31, year 1, and the transactions and other information relating to Quonset’s stockholders’ equity during year 2, complete the following worksheet analysis of stockholders’ equity for year 2. Ignore the effect of income taxes.
For each item in column A:

Enter in column B the effect (if any) on the number of Quonset shares issued and outstanding.

Enter in columns C through G the dollar amount effect (if any) on the appropriate equity account(s).

Total stockholders’ equity values at column H and ending balance in row 10 will automatically calculate based on your entries.

Enter increases to stockholders’ equity as positive numbers and decreases to stockholders’ equity as negative numbers. If there is no amount to enter in a particular shaded cell, enter a value of zero (0).

Choose a company traded on the New York Stock Exchange and analyze (i) how has it been financed (i.e. debt or equity) and (ii) which is the financing risk that may result from the company’s chosen debt ratio. This exercise assesses the following learning outcomes: • Outcome 1: Demonstrate a deep understanding of the theory and practices of financing a firm and its capital structure. • Outcome 2: Evaluate the financing risk that may result from the chosen debt ratio.

Star Products Company is a growing manufacturer of automobile accessories whose stock is actively traded on the over-the-counter (OTC) market. During 2016, the Dallas-based company experienced sharp increases in both sales and earnings. Because of this recent growth, Melissa Jen, the company’s treasurer, wants to make sure that available funds are being used to their fullest. Management policy is to maintain the current capital structure proportions of 30% long-term debt, 10% preferred stock, and 60% common stock equity for at least the next 3 years. The firm is in the 40% tax bracket.

To estimate the firm’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC), Jen contacted a leading investment banking firm, which provided the financing cost data below.

Long-term debt: The firm can raise $450,000 of additional debt by selling 15-year, $1,000-parvalue, 9% coupon interest rate bonds that pay semiannual interest. It expects to net $960 per bond after flotation costs. Any debt in excess of $450,000 will have a before-tax cost, rd, of 13%.

Preferred stock: Preferred stock, regardless of the amount sold, can be issued with a $70 par value and a 14% annual dividend rate and will net $65 per share after flotation costs.

Common stock equity: The firm expects dividends and earnings per share to be $0.96 and $3.20, respectively, in 2017 and to continue to grow at a constant rate fo 11% per year. The firm’s stock currently sells for $12 per share. Star expects to have $1,500,000 of retained earnings available in the coming year. Once the retained earnings have been exhausted, the firm can raise additional funds by selling new common stock, netting $9 per share after underpricing and flotation costs.

You are required to:

1. Calculate the cost of each source of financing, as specified:

a. Long-term debt, first $450,000.

b. Long-term debt, greater than $450,000.

c. Preferred stock, all amounts

d. Common stock equity, first $1,500,000.

e. Common stock equity, greater than $1,500,000.

2. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).