Phoenix industries has pulled off a miraculous recovery. four years ago it was near bankruptcy. today, it announced a $3 per share dividend to be paid a year from now, the first dividend since the crisis. analysts expect dividends to increase by $1 a year for another 2 years. after the third year (in which dividends are $5 per share) dividend growth is expected to settle down to a more moderate long-term growth rate of 6%. if the firm’s investors expect to earn a return of 16% on this stock, what must be its price

Atlas manufacturing produces a unique valve, and has the capacity to produce 50,000 valves annually. currently atlas produces 40,000 valves and is thinking about increasing production to 45,000 valves next year. what is the most likely behavior of total manufacturing costs and unit manufacturing costs given this change? a. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will also increase. b. total manufacturing costs will stay the same and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same. c. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will decrease. d. total manufacturing costs will increase and unit manufacturing costs will stay the same.

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

The retained earnings account has a credit balance of $24,650 before closing entries are made. if total revenues for the period are $77,700, total expenses are $56,900, and dividends are $13,050, what is the ending balance in the retained earnings account after all closing entries are made?