ABC company has two classes of stock: A preferred that has a market value of $125 per share and a par value of $100, with a 6% cumulative dividend, 10000 shares issued and outstanding. A common stock that was issued at $20 per share, no par value, 50000 shares issued and outstanding. ABC paid cash dividends of $75000 in 2007, $50,000 in 2008, and $80,000 in 2009. For 2007 indicate how much of the dividend the Preferred shareholders and common shareholders received. In 2007

Security a has a higher standard deviation of returns than security b. we would expect that: (i) security a would have a risk premium equal to security b. (ii) the likely range of returns for security a in any given year would be higher than the likely range of returns for security b. (iii) the sharpe ratio of a will be higher than the sharpe ratio of b. (a) i only (b) i and ii only (c) ii and iii only (d) i, ii and iii

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a. no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative. b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child. c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative. d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.

Communication comes in various forms. which of the following is considered an old form of communication? a) e-mail b) letter c) skype d) texting