Action inc. has $80 million in debt and 60% of its capital structure consists of common equity. the firm has no preferred stock. the firm’s bonds have a coupon rate of 9% and ytm of 8.5%, and the firm is subject to a 30% corporate tax rate. the firm has common stock with a beta of 1.25. the risk free rate on treasury bills is 4% and the expected market risk premium is 10%. what is the minimum after-tax rate of return that action must earn on its investments?

Explanation:

1. Calculate the efficiency variance for variable overhead setup costs.

This will be calculated as:

= Standard Hours - Actual Hours) × Standard rate

= (15000/225 × 5.25 - 15000/250 × 5) × 38

= (350 - 300) × 38

= 50 × 38

= 1900 Favourable

2) Calculate the rate variance for variable overhead setup costs.

This will be:

= Standard rate- Actual rate) × Actual Hour

= (38-40) × (15000/250 × 5)

= -2 × 300

= -600 Unfavourable

3) Calculate the flexible-budget spending variance for variable overhead setup costs.

This will be the difference between the standard cost and the actual cost. This will be:

= (15000/225×5.25 ×38) - (15000/250×5 ×40)

= 13300 - 12000

= 1300 Favourable

4) Calculate the spending variance for fixed setup overhead costs.

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This will be:

= Standard Cost - Actual Cost

= 9975-12000

= -2025 Unfavorable