Question: 1. Consider the table given below to answer the first question (shares and market values in millions). Number of Shares Stock Price = Market Capitalization

1. Consider the table given below to answer the first question (shares and market values in millions).

Number of Shares Stock Price = Market Capitalization
Callaway Golf (ELY) 93.8 $ 8.76 = $ 821
Alaska Air Group (ALK) 124.7 $ 80.77 = $ 10,074
Entergy (ETR) 178.5 $ 75.92 = $ 13,551
Yum! Brands (YUM) 408.7 $ 77.77 = $ 31,875
General Electric (GE) 9,331.0 $ 30.34 = $ 283,091

a. The price of Entergy stock has risen to $90. What is the market value of the firms equity if the number of outstanding shares does not change? (Enter your answer in billions rounded to 3 decimal places.)

b. The rating agency has revised Catalytic Concepts bond rating to A (use Table 2.2). What interest rate, approximately, would the company now need to pay on its bonds? (Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c. A farmer and a meatpacker use the commodity markets to reduce their risk. One agrees to buy live cattle in the future at a fixed price, and the other agrees to sell. Which one sells?

A farmer

A meatpacker

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