Let’s look at a company that is currently not paying dividends. you predict that in five years the company will pay a dividend for the first time. the dividend will be $0.50 per share. you expect the dividend to grow at an 8% rate per year indefinitely at that time. the required return on companies like this one is 15%. what is the price of the stock today?
a. $5.39
b. $7.14
c. $4.08
d. $3.45
e. $1.75

Which of the following is a problem for the production of public goods?

Gwen, a manager at exude apparels inc., received a message from a customer requesting a replacement for a purchased pair of shoes. exude apparels has a clearly stated no-return policy. gwen responded to the customer denying the request in a tactful and clear manner. despite this, the customer submitted a second request. in this scenario, which of the following is an appropriate response to the second request?

Although appealing to more refined tastes, art as a collectible has not always performed so profitably. during 2003, an auction house sold a sculpture at auction for a price of $10,211,500. unfortunately for the previous owner, he had purchased it in 2000 at a price of $12,177,500. what was his annual rate of return on this sculpture? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as