let's assume that you're thinking about buying stock in west coast electronics. so far in your analysis, you've uncovered the following information: the stock pays annual dividends of $4.854.85 a share indefinitely. it trades at a p/e of 8.68.6 times earnings and has a beta of 1.141.14. in addition, you plan on using a risk-free rate of 4.004.00% in the capm, along with a market return of %. you would like to hold the stock for 3 years, at the end of which time you think eps will be $9.679.67 a share. given that the stock currently trades at $55.1155.11, use the irr approach to find this security's expected return. now use the dividend valuation model (with constant dividends) to put a price on this stock. does this look like a good investment to you? explain.

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Which are the best examples of costs that should be considered when creating a project budget?

According to ceo heidi ganahl, camp bow wow requires a strong and consistent corporate culture to keep all local franchise owners "on the same page" and to follow a common template for the business and brand. this culture could become detrimental over time because: (a) strong consistent cultures are inflexible and incapable of adapting to environmental change (b) strong consistent cultures are too flexible and capable of adapting to environmental change (c) strong consistent cultures don’t perform well in any environment (d) the passing of time provides stability and predictability for businesses