How much would it cost for chester corporation to repurchase all its outstanding shares if new brokerage fees totaled 1% of the underlying transaction?. a. $94.3 million
b. $87.1 million
c. $84.9 million
d. $94.5 million

Company Close Change Shares MarketCap ($M) Book Value EPS Dividend Yield P/E
Andrews $75.64 $7.49 2,051,207 $155 $49.36 $5.26 $0.00 0.0% 14.4
Baldwin $122.21 $34.60 1,931,224 $236 $56.01 $15.84 $0.00 0.0% 7.7
Chester $27.37 ($5.24) 3,444,155 $94 $27.45 ($0.09) $0.00 0.0% -322.2
Digby $41.13 ($1.82) 3,139,111 $129 $35.52 $0.99 $0.00 0.0% 41.6

Which of the following best explains cost-push inflation? a. increasing wages for workers drive up the cost of production, forcing producers to charge more to meet their costs. b. consumers demand goods faster than they can be supplied, increasing competition among buyers. c. rising prices for goods and services reduce spending power and cut into consumer demand. d. wages drop so that workers have to spend a higher percentage of income on the cost of necessities.2b2t

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

Zapper has beginning equity of $257,000, net income of $51,000, dividends of $40,000 and investments by stockholders of $6,000. its ending equity is