Halliford corporation expects to have earnings this coming year of $3/share. halliford plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. then, for the subsequent two years, the firm will retain 50% of its earnings. it will retain 20% of its earnings from that point onward. each year, retianed earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 25% per year. any earnings that are not retained will be paid out as dividends. assume halliford's share count remains constant and all earnings growth comes from the investment of retained earnings. if halliford's equity cost of capital is 12 percent, what price would you estimate for halliford stock in years 0,1, and 2?

Suppose that a worker in caninia can produce either 2 blankets or 8 meals per day, and a worker in felinia can produce either 5 blankets or 1 meal per day. each nation has 10 workers. for many years, the two countries traded, each completely specializing according to their respective comparative advantages. now war has broken out between them and all trade has stopped. without trade, caninia produces and consumes 10 blankets and 40 meals per day and felinia produces and consumes 25 blankets and 5 meals per day. the war has caused the combined daily output of the two countries to decline by

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

How much are you willing to pay for a zero that matures in 10 years, has a face value of $1,000 and your required rate of return is 7%? round to the nearest cent. do not include a dollar sign in your answer. (i.e. if your answer is $432.51, then type 432.51 without $ sign)