Michael's, Inc., just paid $1.85 to its shareholders as the annual dividend. Simultaneously, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 4.1 percent. If you require a rate of return of 8.3 percent, how much are you willing to pay today to purchase one share of the company's stock?

Brandt enterprises is considering a new project that has a cost of $1,000,000, and the cfo set up the following simple decision tree to show its three most likely scenarios. the firm could arrange with its work force and suppliers to cease operations at the end of year 1 should it choose to do so, but to obtain this abandonment option, it would have to make a payment to those parties. how much is the option to abandon worth to the firm?

Which of the following best explains why buying a house is more beneficial than renting? a. buying is a personal investment while renting involves giving money to the landlord. b. the monthly payments on a mortgage are generally lower than rent on an apartment. c. it's easier to sell a house than it is to get a landlord to break a rental agreement. d. housing prices can go up and down quickly in comparison to the level of rents.

How is the role of government determined in the american free enterprise system?