A company expects to pay a dividend of $3.50 per share one year from today. the dividend is expected to grow at 30 percent per year for three years. Thereafter, the dividend will grow at 4 percent per year in perpetuity. if the appropriate discount rate for the stock is 13 percent, what is the price of the stock today

Which of the following mechanisms would be most likely to motivate managers to act in the best interests of shareholders? a) decrease the use of restrictive covenants in bond agreements, b) take actions that reduce the possibility of a hostile takeover, c) elect a board of directors that allows managers greater freedom of action, d) increase the proportion of executive compensation that comes from stock options and reduce the proportion that is paid as cash salaries, e) eliminate a requirement that members of the board directors have a substantial investment in the firm's stocks

Consider the following limit order book for a share of stock. the last trade in the stock occurred at a price of $50. limit buy orders limit sell orders price shares price shares $49.75 500 $49.80 100 49.70 900 49.85 100 49.65 700 49.90 300 49.60 400 49.95 100 48.65 600 a. if a market buy order for 100 shares comes in, at what price will it be filled? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) b. at what price would the next market buy order be filled? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. if you were a security dealer, would you want to increase or decrease your inventory of this stock? increase decrease

For each separate case below, follow the 3-step process for adjusting the prepaid asset account at december 31. step 1: determine what the current account balance equals. step 2: determine what the current account balance should equal. step 3: record the december 31 adjusting entry to get from step 1 to step 2. assume no other adjusting entries are made during the year. a. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $4,700 debit balance to start the year. a re- view of insurance policies and payments shows that $900 of unexpired insurance remains at year-end. b. prepaid insurance. the prepaid insurance account has a $5,890 debit balance at the start of the year. a review of insurance policies and payments shows $1,040 of insurance has expired by year-end. c. prepaidrent. onseptember1ofthecurrentyear, thecompanyprepaid$24,000 for 2 years of rentfor facilities being occupied that day. the company debited prepaid rent and credited cash for $24,000.