1. Uptown Office Furniture has 15-year bonds outstanding that carry an annual coupon of 7.5 percent. The bonds mature in 8 years and are currently priced at 87 percent of face value. What is the firm's pre-tax cost of debt? (Please show calculations)
2. With regard to the commercial lending decision tree, How does the UCA cash flow analysis improve the process?
3. Discuss how you might expect the financial statements reported by a high tech company to differ from that reported by a financial firm.