Blazer Sports Store is preparing to pay its quarterly dividend of $7.75 a share this quarter. The stock closed at $105.64 a share today. What will the ex-dividend stock price be if the relevant tax rate is 19 percent and all else is held constant

Carlton industries is considering a new project that they plan to price at $74.00 per unit. the variable costs are estimated at $39.22 per unit and total fixed costs are estimated at $12,085. the initial investment required is $8,000 and the project has an estimated life of 4 years. the firm requires a return of 8 percent. ignore the effect of taxes. what is the degree of operating leverage at the financial break-even level of output?