Geo inc. has paid annual dividends of $.41, $.47, and $.52 a share over the past three years, respectively. the company now predicts that it will maintain a constant dividend since its business has leveled off and sales are expected to remain relatively flat. given the lack of future growth, you will only buy this stock if you can earn at least a rate of return of 18 percent. what is the maximum amount you are willing to pay for one share of this stock today?

The strength of the economy depends on the balance pf production and consumption of goods and consumption of goods and services

Kelso electric is debating between a leveraged and an unleveraged capital structure. the all equity capital structure would consist of 40,000 shares of stock. the debt and equity option would consist of 25,000 shares of stock plus $280,000 of debt with an interest rate of 7 percent. what is the break-even level of earnings before interest and taxes between these two options?

Solomon chemical company makes three products, b7, k6, and x9, which are joint products from the same materials. in a standard batch of 320,000 pounds of raw materials, the company generates 70,000 pounds of b7, 150,000 pounds of k6, and 100,000 pounds of x9. a standard batch costs $3,840,000 to produce. the sales prices per pound are $10, $14, and $20 for b7, k6, and x9, respectively. (a) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base. (b) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using market value as the allocation base. (c) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base.