What Is the Estimated Index of Satisfaction for a Person

question 88

Multiple Choice

What is the estimated index of satisfaction for a person who first married at 25, has an annual income of $100,000, has two children, has assets of $500,000, has in index of health status of 141, and has 3.5 social activities per week?
A sample of General Mills employees was studied to determine their degree of satisfaction with their present life. A special index, called the index of satisfaction, was used to measure satisfaction. Six factors were studied: age at the time of first marriage (X1) , annual income (X2) , number of children living (X3) , value of all assets (X4) , status of health in the form of an index (X5) , and the average number of social activities per week (X6) . Suppose the multiple regression equation is:
Y' = 16.24 + 0.017X1 +0.00028X2 + 42X3 + 0.0012X4 + 0.19X5 + 26.8X6

• A) 777.7
• B) 796.6
• C) 810.0
• D) 601.6
• E) 769.8

Identify the components of capital and their respective costs.

Explain the differences in cost between debt and equity financing.

Understand the calculation and application of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC).

Describe the impact of taxes on the cost of capital.

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