Frank asked a coworker for help on a project by saying, "I'm asking this as a friend. This is what friends do for one another. Can I count on you?" Frank is using which type of influence tactic?

Flintstone Mining Inc has a weighted average cost of capital of 12%. Flintstone has 40% debt in its capital structure (debt-to-equity is 0.67 ) and the yield on Flintstone bonds is 6%. The corporate tax rate is 40%

What is the cost of equity for Flintstone? A) 12.6% B) 14.6% C) 15.6% D) 16.6% E) 17.6%

Mean reversion refers to the observation that

A) stock prices overact to news announcements. B) stocks prices are more volatile than fluctuations in their fundamental value would predict. C) stocks with low returns are likely to have high returns in the future. D) stocks with low returns are likely to have even lower returns in the future.