1. Skolits Corp. has a cost of equity of 11.5 percent and an aftertax cost of debt of 4.35 percent. The company's balance sheet lists long-term debt of $325,000 and equity of $585,000. The company's bonds sell for 96.1 percent of par and market-to-book ratio is 2.71 times. If the company's tax rate is 39 percent, what is the WACC?

2. The Road Stop is a national hotel chain with a cost of capital of 12.4 percent. This chain is considering opening a high-end resort that is expected to have a cost of capital that is at least 13 percent. The estimated net present value of the resort project is $500 when discounted at 12.4 percent. The best representation of this situation is that the resort project should:

A. be accepted immediately

B. probably be expanded

C. be financed solely with debt in order for the project to have a positive NPV

D. be permanetly rejected

E. probably be put on hold until its cost of capital can be lowered