Use the following information for problems 46 through 49: Common stock:   1 million shares outstanding, $40 per share, $1 par value, beta = 0.8 Preferred stock:   200,000 shares outstanding, $44 per share, $3.50 per share annual dividend Debt:  10,000 bonds outstanding, $1,000 face value, 8% coupon, 20 yrs to maturity, price = 112% of par Other:   Market return = 14.6%, risk-free rate = 6%, company tax rate = 28% —————————————————————— What is this company’s cost for common equity financing?

A firm operates at zero contribution margin throughout the lifetime of a project. Yet, it turns out this firm is still able to generate positive NPV over the project’s life, with positive cash flow in each year after the initial investment. It must be the case that this firm has:

There are important tax implications that arise for a firm when, at the termination of a project, fixed assets are sold in the market for more than their current book value. In this situation, the firm’s net aftertax cash flow from the sale is equal to the market sale price                     the asset’s                 .

Given the following data, what is the (arithmetic) average return? What is the volatility of this investment? Returns:  Year 1 = .20, Year 2 = –.12, Year 3 = .16, Year 4 = .03, Year 5 = –.15

20. A 78-year-old man presents to the emergency department with acute onset of weakness in the lower extremities and difficulty walking. On examination he has normal strength in the upper extremities. Lower extremities are flaccid with absent reflexes. Sensory examination shows decreased temperature sensation to cold and decreased pinprick below the umbilicus. Vibration and joint position sense are preserved.  What is the most likely mechanism causing his symptoms?  

17.  60 year old man presents with ataxia. An MRI is obtained and is shown in Figure 1. Which of the following is most likely to result from this injury? Figure 1. Diffusion Weighted Image (left) Apparent Diffusion Coefficient – ADC (right)            

guidonian hand.jpg This was a special system for singers that was developed and used as a point of reference for musical notes during the Medieval era. This system was created around 1205 AD by a music theorist named Guido d’Arezzo which is believed to have evolved into our modern music staff.

Give the names for the extrinsic tongue muscles lettered below: A: [A] B: [B] C: [C] D: [D]

Extra credit: What is one thing from this unit that you found especially fascinating and/or that you still don’t quite understand? (1 point EC)

Extra credit: Which of the following muscles is not involved in production of the vowel /i/ (1 point)