X Ltd. has 10 lakhs equity shares outstanding at the beginning of the accounting year 2016. The appropriate P/E ratio for the industry in which D Ltd. is 8.35. The earnings per share is Rs. 15 in the last twelve months and current P/E ratio for the company is 10. The EPS is expected to be Rs. 20 at the end of the accounting year and the company has an investment budget of Rs. 4 crores. Based on M-M approach calculate the market price of share of the company. (a) When the Board of Directors of the company has recommended Rs. 8 per share as dividend which is (i) declared, and (ii) not declared.

(b) How many new shares are to be issued by the company at the end of the accounting year when (i) the above dividends are distributed, and (ii) dividends are not distributed.

(c) Show that the market value of the shares of the company at the end of the accounting year will remain the same whether dividends are distributed or not declared.

Question 1. Price per share at the end of the year when dividend is not declared (i. e. D1 = 0):
Select one:
a. 163
b. 165
c. 168
d. 160

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

Chip wilson has hired goldman sachs, an investment banking company, to assist him with a hostile takeover of lululemon. wilson's goal is to hire a new board of directors because he believes there is a need for a more long-term focus. goldman sachs is a proven firm at making a profit in every move that they make. if the hostile takeover does not pan out, what could be another motive for investors?

If a firm plans to issue new stock, flotation costs (investment bankers' fees) should not be ignored. there are two approaches to use to account for flotation costs. the first approach is to add the sum of flotation costs for the debt, preferred, and common stock and add them to the initial investment cost. because the investment cost is increased, the project's expected return is reduced so it may not meet the firm's hurdle rate for acceptance of the project. the second approach involves adjusting the cost of common equity as follows: . the difference between the flotation-adjusted cost of equity and the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment represents the flotation cost adjustment. quantitative problem: barton industries expects next year's annual dividend, d1, to be $1.90 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.3%. the firm's current common stock price, p0, is $22.00. if it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 6% flotation cost, f. assume that the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment is 12% and the cost of old common equity is 11.5%. what is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retaine