You are considering the purchase of a certain stock. you expect to own the stock for the next four years. the current market price of the stock is $24.50 and you expect to sell it for $55 in four years. you also expect the stock to pay an annual dividend of $1.25 at the end of year 1, $1.35 at the end of year 2, $1.45 at the end of year 3 and $1.55 at the end of year 4. what is your expected return from this investment? a.21.78 percent b.18.36 percent c.32.85 percent d.26.68 percent e. none of these choices are correct.

Suppose you want to know if more technical service calls are made to homes with cable television or with satellite dish television. should you use frequencies or relative frequencies to make the comparison? why?

Exercise 8-6 goods in transit [lo8-2] the kwok company's inventory balance on december 31, 2016, was $190,000 (based on a 12/31/16 physical count) before considering the following transactions: 1. goods shipped to kwok f. o.b. destination on december 20, 2016, were received on january 4, 2017. the invoice cost was $35,000. 2. goods shipped to kwok f. o.b. shipping point on december 28, 2016, were received on january 5, 2017. the invoice cost was $22,000. 3. goods shipped from kwok to a customer f. o.b. destination on december 27, 2016, were received by the customer on january 3, 2017. the sales price was $45,000 and the merchandise cost $27,000. 4. goods shipped from kwok to a customer f. o.b. destination on december 26, 2016, were received by the customer on december 30, 2016. the sales price was $25,000 and the merchandise cost $18,000. 5. goods shipped from kwok to a customer f. o.b. shipping point on december 28, 2016, were received by the customer on january 4, 2017. the sales price was $30,000 and the merchandise cost $17,000. required: determine the correct inventory amount to be reported in kwok's 2016 balance sheet.

How will firms solve the problem of an economic surplus a. decrease prices to the market equilibrium price b. decrease prices so they are below the market equilibrium price c. increase prices