Microsoft Corporation reported earnings of $7.34 per share in the most recent 12-month period and has just paid annual dividends per share of $2.24. Earnings are expected to grow at 12% a year for three years, during which period the dividend payout ratio is expected to remain unchanged from its current level. After that period, the earnings growth rate is expected to drop to 6% and the payout ratio is expected to increase to 60% of earnings. The firm has a beta of 0.8 currently, and it is expected to have a beta of 0.7 after it increases its payout ratio. If the term structure of riskfree interest rates is flat at 2.6% and the market risk premium is 8%, what should the price per share of Microsoft be

This exercise illustrates that poor quality can affect schedules and costs. a manufacturing process has 130 customer orders to fill. each order requires one component part that is purchased from a supplier. however, typically, 3% of the components are identified as defective, and the components can be assumed to be independent. (a) if the manufacturer stocks 130 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (b) if the manufacturer stocks 132 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (c) if the manufacturer stocks 135 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components?