Assume that firm has a stead record of paying stable dividend for years. market analysts had expected management to increase the dividend by 7.5% in the latest quarter. however, management announced a 15% increase in the current year's dividend. the market value of the stock rose 20% on the day of the announcement. which of the following would best explain the stock market's reaction to the announcement? a. expectations theoryb. dividend irrelevance theoryc. residual dividend theoryd. agency theory

On december 31, 2016, the decarreau, andrew, and bui partnership had the following fiscal year-end balance sheet: cash $10,000accounts receivable $20,000inventory $25,000plant assets - net $30,000loan to decarreau $18,000total assets $103,000accounts payable $14,000loan from bui $15,000decarreaua, capital (20%) $32,000andrew, capital (10%) $23,000bui, capital (70%) $19,000total liab./equity $103,000the percentages shown are the residual profit and loss sharing ratios. the partners dissolved the partnership on january 1, 2017, and began the liquidation process. during july the following events occurred: * receivables of $18,000 were collected.* all inventory was sold for $15,000.*all available cash was distributed on january 31, except for$8,000 that was set aside for contingent expenses.the book value of the partnership equity (i.e., total equity of the partners) on december 31, 2016 isa. $58,000b. $71,000c. $66,000d. $81,000

In some markets, the government regulates the price of utilities so that they are not priced out of range of peoples ability to pay. this is a example a/an

Which government agency primarily deals with domestic policy issues? the department of defense the state department the environmental protection agency the central intelligence agency nextreset?