Nile announced that they will pay their first dividend of $10 on their common stock in a year (d1). analysts think dividends will grow by 40% in year 2, by 30% in year 3, and by 20% in year 4 before settling into a constant growth rate of 10% in year 5 and beyond. what is the value of nile’s stock today based on this information if the required return is 14%?

The risk-free rate is 7% and the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 11%. a. calculate the required rate of return on a security with a beta of 1.92. (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. if the security is expected to return 15%, is it overpriced or underpriced?

The table shows the demand and supply schedules for magazines. complete the following sentences. the equilibrium price of a magazine is $ 4 and the equilibrium quantity is 150 magazines a week. price (dollars per magazine) quantity demanded quantity supplied (magazines per week) 3.00 160 138 3.50 155 144 4.00 150 150 4.50 145 156 5.00 140 161 now a fall in the price of a newspaper decreases the quantity demanded by 11 magazines a week at each price. at the original equilibrium price, a occurs. to return to equilibrium, the price of a magazine a. surplus; rises b. shortage; rises c. shortage; falls d. surplus; falls as the market returns to equilibrium, the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied a. decreases; increases b. decreases; decreases c. increases; decreases d. increases; increases the new equilibrium price is $ nothing a magazine.

Oceanside marine company manufactures special metallic materials and decorative fittings for luxury yachts that require highly skilled labor. oceanside uses standard costs to prepare its flexible budget. for the first quarter of the year, direct materials and direct labor standards for one of their popular products were as follows: direct materials: 2 pound per unit; $ 11 per pound direct labor: 2 hours per unit; $ 19 per hour oceanside produced 2 comma 000 units during the quarter. at the end of the quarter, an examination of the direct materials records showed that the company used 7 comma 500 pounds of direct materials and actual total materials costs were $ 98 comma 100. what is the direct materials cost variance? (round any intermediate calculations to the nearest cent, and your final answer to the nearest dollar.)