Sophia Principles of Finance Milestone Final 1 Mason is a financial analyst who specializes in securities. When providing an analysis of securities to which he has a personal connection, he discloses his conflict of interest. By doing so, which federal regulation is he complying with? Securities Act Amendments of 1975 Securities Act of 1933 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 CONCEPT Market Regulation 2 You deposit $7,000 in a bank account that earns 2% compound interest annually. What is the value of your $7,000 in four years? $6,423 $7,577 $7,560 $6,440 CONCEPT Future Value, Single Cash Flows 3 Company A Company B Market Value of Equity $700,000 $900,000 Market Value of Debt $300,000 $200,000 Cost of Equity 8% Cost of Debt 1.5% 3% Tax Rate 30%?sed solely on their current weighted average cost of capital, which company should pursue an investment opportunity with an expected return of 7%? Both Company A and Company B Neither Company A nor Company B Only Company B Only Company A CONCEPT The WACC 4 What must be forecasted first in order to prepare the pro forma income statement? Cost of goods sold Sales