Taxon corp. granted restricted stock units (rsus) representing 30 million of its $1 par common shares to executives, subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated within three years. after the recipients of the rsus satisfy the vesting requirement, the company will distribute the shares. the common shares had a market price of $8 per share on the grant date. ignoring taxes, what is the effect on earnings in the year after the shares are granted to executives? a) $0. b) $30 million. c) $80 million. d) $240 million.

Reliable electric is a regulated public utility, and it is expected to provide steady dividend growth of 5% per year for the indefinite future. its last dividend was $6 per share; the stock sold for $50 per share just after the dividend was paid. what is the company’s cost of equity? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

4. suppose that pollution in a neighborhood comes from two factories, with marginal benefit curves given by mb1 = 12 – p1 and mb2 = 8 – p2. the level of pollution in the neighborhood is given by p = p1 + p2. the government wants to limit pollution by instituting a pollution-rights market. the government’s desired level of p is 10, so it prints 10 pollution rights and offers them for sale to the firms. a)find the equilibrium selling price of a pollution right, as well as the allocation of rights (and hence pollution levels) across the two factories. b)repeat part (a) for the case where the government’s desired level of pollution equals 14. c)comment on the usefulness of a pollution rights market in achieving efficient levels of pollution abatement.

Identify at least 3 body language messages that project a positive attitude