The bell weather co. is a new firm in a rapidly growing industry. the company is planning on increasing its annual dividend by 16 percent a year for the next 4 years and then decreasing the growth rate to 4 percent per year. the company just paid its annual dividend in the amount of $2.30 per share. what is the current value of one share of this stock if the required rate of return is 7.80 percent

Sean has placed a job ad and is now interviewing potential employees. which of the following questions is he legally allowed to ask during the interview? do you have any disabilities that will require special accommodation? how many children do you have? where did you earn your degree and how has it prepared you for this position? is this your maiden name that you have listed on the job application?

What is the most important type of decision that the financial manager makes?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.