SIROM Scientific Solutions has $10 million of outstanding equity and $5 million of bank debt. The bank debt costs 5% per year. The estimated equity beta is 2

Experience-curve pricing assumes that ________

A) competitors are weak and not willing to match price cuts B) competitors are strong and invincible C) aggressive pricing adversely affects product image D) volume-based production slows down organizational learning E) lower-cost technologies are almost always inferior

Wernam Hogg Class A preferred shares have a par value of $100 and offer an annual dividend at 0.8% of par value. Wernham Hogg is experiencing cash flow problems due to poor market conditions in the commercial paper business

The company has suspended dividends on the Class A preferred shares. Analysts do not expect the dividends to resume for another 3 years, at which point they are expected to resume in perpetuity. If investors require a return of 2.25%, then what is the fair price for the preferred shares today? A) $34.01 B) $34.77 C) $35.56 D) $96.65 E) $340.08