Paychex Inc. (PAYX) recently paid a dividend of $0.84. The dividend is expected to grow at a 10 percent rate. The current stock price is $49.71. What is the return shareholders are expecting?

In allentown, pennsylvania, in the summer of 2014, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $3.68long dasha 22-cent increase from the year before. many consumers were upset by the increase. one was quoted in a local newspaper as saying, "it's crazy. the government should step in." source: sam kennedy, "valley feeling pain at the pump," (allentown, pa) morning call, june 21, 2014. suppose the government had stepped in and imposed a price ceiling equal to old price of $3.46 per gallon. a. using the line drawing tool, draw and label the price ceiling. carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object.

Annuity payments are assumed to come at the end of each payment period (termed an ordinary annuity). however, an exception occurs when the annuity payments come at the beginning of each period (termed an annuity due). what is the future value of a 13-year annuity of $2,800 per period where payments come at the beginning of each period? the interest rate is 9 percent. use appendix c for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. to find the future value of an annuity due when using the appendix tables, add 1 to n and subtract 1 from the tabular value. for example, to find the future value of a $100 payment at the beginning of each period for five periods at 10 percent, go to appendix c for n = 6 and i = 10 percent. look up the value of 7.716 and subtract 1 from it for an answer of 6.716 or $671.60 ($100 × 6.716)

Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost