(common stock valuation) bates inc. pays a dividend of $2.25 and is currently selling for $31.60. if investors require a return of 15 percent on their investment from buying bates stock, what growth rate would bates inc. have to provide the investors?

Consider derek's budget information: materials to be used totals $64,750; direct labor totals $198,400; factory overhead totals $394,800; work in process inventory january 1, $189,100; and work in progress inventory on december 31, $197,600. what is the budgeted cost of goods manufactured for the year? a. $1,044,650 b. $649,450 c. $657,950 d. $197,600

Bernard made a gift of $500,000 to his brother in 2014. due to bernard’s prior taxable gifts he paid $200,000 of gift tax. when bernard died in 2019, the applicable gift tax credit had increased. at bernard’s death, what amount related to the $500,000 gift to his brother is included in his gross estate?

In a transportation minimization problem, the negative improvement index associated with a cell indicates that reallocating units to that cell would lower costs. truefalse