The common stock of Shepard Auto sells for $47.92 per share. The stock is expected to pay $2.28 per share next year when the annual dividend is distributed. The company increases its dividends by 1.65 percent annually. What is the market rate of return on this stock?

McCarty’s has annual sales of $40,934, depreciation of $3,100, interest paid of $750, cost of goods sold of $22,400, taxes of $3,084, and dividends paid of $4,060. The firm has total assets of $55,300 and total debt of $32,600. The firm wants to maintain a constant payout ratio but does not want to incur any additional external financing. What is the firm’s maximum rate of growth?

Ryu and Fowler Attorneys has total assets of $4,900, fixed assets of $3,200, long-term debt of $2,900, and short-term debt of $1,400. What is the amount of net working capital?

Running Gear has sales of $316,000, depreciation of $47,200, interest expense of $41,400, costs of $148,200, and taxes of $16,632. The firm has net capital spending of $36,400 and a decrease in net working capital of $14,300. What is the cash flow from assets for the year?

Ramba Trampolines has a net profit margin of 7.5 percent, a capital intensity ratio of .8, a debt-equity ratio of .6, net income of $31,000, and dividends paid of $15,810. What is the sustainable rate of growth?

A firm is operating at less than 100 percent of capacity. When preparing pro forma statements, this information is primarily needed to project which one of the following account values?

A $10,000 face value Treasury bond is quoted at a price of 101.6533 with a current yield of 4.87 percent. What is the coupon rate?

Which one of the following statements applies to Nasdaq?

One year ago, the Jenkins Family Fun Center deposited $3,400 into an investment account for the purpose of buying new equipment four years from today. Today, they are adding another $5,200 to this account. They plan on making a final deposit of $7,400 to the account next year. How much will be available when they are ready to buy the equipment, assuming they earn a rate of return of 6 percent?

Yu Distributors has total assets of $48,900, total debt of $21,750, long-term debt of $18,100, owners’ equity of $27,150, dividends paid of $1,925, and net income of $5,500. Assume net working capital and all company costs increase directly with sales. Also assume the tax rate and the dividend payout ratio are constant and the company is currently operating at full capacity. What is the external financing need if sales increase by 4 percent?