Answer: 10.13%
Explanation:
The after-tax return on the preferred shares would be:
= After-tax return + Premium required
= (8.8% * (1 - 25%)) + 1%
= 7.6%
For the preferred stock to be issued at par with the above after tax return:
= After tax return / ( 1 - tax)
= 7.6% ( 1 - 25%)
= 10.13%
Answer:
structurally unemployed.
Explanation:
Unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the total labor force in an economy, who are unemployed but seeking to be gainfully employed. The unemployment rate is divided into various types, these include;
1. Cyclical unemployment rate (CU).
2. Frictional unemployment rate (FU).
3. Structural unemployment rate (SU).
Structural unemployment can be defined as an involuntary unemployment that arises as a result of the incompatibility between a worker's skills set and requisite skills an employer seeks from the workers or due to technological changes.
This ultimately implies that, it describes a situation where an individual isn't able to secure a job as a result of insufficient number of jobs matching their qualifications, thus limiting their opportunities.
In this scenario, Monica Smith was unemployed because the steel company, where she worked, closed and moved overseas to a foreign country. Other steel companies have also closed. Her skills are not transferable to another industry and she is unable to get a job.
Hence, she would be classified as structurally unemployed.
Answer:
The 2016 operating cash flow is $56,905
Explanation:
The computation of the operating cash flow is shown below:
Operating cash flow = Sales - costs - other expenses - depreciation expenses - taxes + depreciation expense
= $162,500 - $80,000 - $3,300 - $9,000 - $22,295 + $9,000
= $56,905
The interest expense should not be considered in the computation part. Hence, ignored it
Answer:
c. $9,000
Explanation:
a. Adjusted basis in the passive activity: $0
b. Rhonda is facing a net loss of $12,000 from passive operation.
Since it uses $7,500 of the loss to. the total at risk to $0.
c. This year passive loss suspended $7,500
The loss suspended in the prior year is $1,500
So, Therefore, the suspended passive loss passed over to the following years total $9,000
Now, Suspended passive loss $9,000 ($7,500 suspended loss in current year + $1,500 suspended loss in the previous year)
