If you buy a stock at the beginning of the year at a price of $60, the company pays two quarterly dividends to $2 and then raises their dividend to $3 for the last two quarters of the year, and you sell the stock at the end of the year for $63, what was your return?

Why is the type of product sold in an industry an important characteristic? a firm that can differentiate its product from that of rivals may be able to charge a higher price for a superior product. a firm that sells intangible goods is usually considered a monopoly. service industries cannot differentiate their products, which makes it easy for new firms to enter the industry. expensive products are usually sold by perfectly competitive firms.

Of the following combinations of financial instruments, which depicts the correct ranking of high to low risk (moving from left to right)? commercial paper; preferred stock; bankers' acceptances state & local government bonds; u. s. treasury bonds; aaa-rated corporate bonds common stock; leases; u. s. treasury notes preferred stock; common stock; u. s. treasury bills

Ann and jack have been partners for several years. their​ firm, a​ & j tax​ preparation, has been very​ successful, as the pair agree on most​ business-related questions. one​ disagreement, however, concerns the legal form of their business. for the past two​ years, ann has tried to convince jack to incorporate. she believes that there is no downside to incorporating and sees only benefits. jack strongly​ disagrees; he thinks that the business should remain a partnership forever. ​ first, take​ ann's side, and explain the positive side to incorporating the business. ​ next, take​ jack's side, and state the advantages to remaining a partnership. ​ lastly, what information would you want if you were asked to make the decision for ann and​ jack? which of the following statements are the advantages of a partnership compared to a​ corporation? ​(choose all that​ apply.) a. less expensive to organize. b. ownership is readily transferable. c. lower income taxes. d. owners have limited liability. e. long life of firm.