A company’s common stock has a market value of $63.18 per share and its next dividend is expected to be $3.26 per share. The stock’s beta is 1.2, the tax rate is 35%, and the market risk premium is 6.1% per year. The yield to maturity for the company’s long-term debt is 6.4% per year. If the riskiness of the company’s equity requires that it provide a risk premium of 3.2% per year over the yield on its long-term debt, what is the company’s annual cost of internal equity financing?

Franklin painting company is considering whether to purchase a new spray paint machine that costs $4,800. the machine is expected to save labor, increasing net income by $720 per year. the effective life of the machine is 15 years according to the manufacturer’s estimate. required determine the unadjusted rate of return based on the average cost of the investment.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a weak economy? a. a low employment rateb. a high inflation ratec. a decreased gdpd. a high unemployment rate

An investor purchases 500 shares of nevada industries common stock for $22.00 per share today. at t = 1 year, this investor receives a $0.42 per share dividend (which is not reinvested) on the 500 shares and purchases an additional 500 shares for $24.75 per share. at t = 2 years, he receives another $0.42 (not reinvested) per share dividend on 1,000 shares and purchases 600 more shares for $31.25 per share. at t = 3 years, he sells 1,000 of the shares for $35.50 per share and the remaining 600 shares at $36.00 per share, but receives no dividends. assuming no commissions or taxes, the money-weighted rate of return received on this investment is closest to: