Michael's, Inc., just paid $1.90 to its shareholders as the annual dividend. Simultaneously, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 4.2 percent. If you require a rate of return of 8.5 percent, how much are you willing to pay today to purchase one share of the company's stock?

You are a professor of economics at a university.? you've been offered the position of serving as department? head, which comes with an annual salary that is ? $5 comma 500 higher than your current salary.? however, the position will require you to work 200 additional hours per year. suppose the next best use of your time is spending it with your? family, which has value of ? $10 per hour.