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Beatrice Markets is expecting a period of intense growth and has decided to retain more of its earnings to help finance that growth. As a result, it is going to reduce its annual dividend by 30 percent a year for the next 2 years. After that, it will maintain a constant dividend of $2.50 a share. Last year, the company paid $3.60 as the annual dividend per share. What is the market value of this stock if the required rate of return is 14.5 percent?


A) $14.63
B) $16.70
C) $18.08
D) $19.61
E) $21.23

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Which one of the following types of stock is defined by the fact that it receives no preferential treatment in respect to either dividends or bankruptcy proceedings?


A) dual class
B) cumulative
C) non-cumulative
D) preferred
E) common

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Hardwoods, Inc. is a mature manufacturing firm. The company just paid a $10 dividend, but management expects to reduce the payout by 9 percent each year, indefinitely. How much are you willing to pay today per share to buy this stock if you require a 15 percent rate of return?


A) $34.79
B) $37.92
C) $38.27
D) $41.33
E) $42.09

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Jefferson Mills just paid a dividend of $1.56 per share on its stock. The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 8 percent per year, indefinitely. What will the price of this stock be in 7 years if investors require a 15 percent rate of return?


A) $28.18
B) $32.04
C) $37.46
D) $41.25
E) $43.33

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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You own one share of a cumulative preferred stock which pays quarterly dividends. The firm has recently suffered some financial setbacks and has failed to pay the last two dividends. However, new funding has been arranged and the firm intends to restore all dividends, both common and preferred, this quarter. As a preferred shareholder, you should expect to receive the equivalent of ____ quarter(s) of dividends when the next dividend is paid.


A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) either 1, 2, or 3

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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Harvey County Choppers, Inc. is experiencing rapid growth. The company expects dividends to grow at 25 percent per year for the next 7 years before leveling off to 7 percent into perpetuity. The required return on the stock is 12 percent. What is the current stock price if the annual dividend share that was just paid was $1.05?


A) $60.15
B) $64.36
C) $67.37
D) $72.11
E) $75.19

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Suppose you know a company's stock currently sells for $90 per share and the required return on the stock is 10 percent. You also know that the total return on the stock is evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield. What is the current dividend if it's the company's policy to always maintain a constant growth rate in its dividends?


A) $4.18
B) $4.29
C) $4.37
D) $4.50
E) $4.64

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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How much are you willing to pay for one share of Jumbo Trout stock if the company just paid a $0.70 annual dividend, the dividends increase by 1.6 percent annually, and you require a 10 percent rate of return?


A) $8.29
B) $8.33
C) $8.47
D) $8.53
E) $8.59

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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You are an accountant and have been analyzing the financial statements of Euro Place Markets, which is a foreign retailer. While the firm's financials are not prepared according to GAAP, you have still been able to understand the firm's accounting practices and feel that this firm has a bright future. On which one of the following U.S. markets, if any, might you be able to purchase shares in this firm?


A) NYSE
B) NASDAQ
C) OTCBB
D) Pink Sheets
E) No U.S.market will list this foreign security.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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Diets For You announced today that it will begin paying annual dividends next year. The first dividend will be $0.12 a share. The following dividends will be $0.15, $0.20, $0.50, and $0.60 a share annually for the following 4 years, respectively. After that, dividends are projected to increase by 4 percent per year. How much are you willing to pay to buy one share of this stock today if your desired rate of return is 8.5 percent?


A) $9.67
B) $9.94
C) $10.38
D) $10.50
E) $10.86

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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Which one of the following statements related to corporate dividends is correct?


A) Dividends are nontaxable income to shareholders.
B) Dividends reduce the taxable income of the corporation.
C) The Chief Executive Officer of a corporation is responsible for declaring dividends.
D) The Chief Financial Officer of a corporation determines the amount of dividend to be paid.
E) Corporate shareholders may receive a tax break on a portion of their dividend income.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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A floor broker on the NYSE does which one of the following?


A) supervises the commission brokers for a financial firm
B) trades for his or her personal inventory
C) executes orders on behalf of a commission broker
D) maintains an inventory and takes the role of a specialist
E) is charged with maintaining a liquid, orderly market

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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Which one of the following represents the capital gains yield as used in the dividend growth model?


A) D1
B) D1/P0
C) P0
D) g
E) g/P0

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Denver Shoppes will pay an annual dividend of $1.46 a share next year with future dividends increasing by 4.2 percent annually. What is the market rate of return if the stock is currently selling for $38.90 a share?


A) 6.55 percent
B) 7.13 percent
C) 7.46 percent
D) 7.95 percent
E) 8.29 percent

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Sweatshirts Unlimited is downsizing. The company paid a $2.80 annual dividend last year. The company has announced plans to lower the dividend by 25 percent each year. Once the dividend amount becomes zero, the company will cease all dividends and go out of business. You have a required rate of return of 15.5 percent on this particular stock given the company's situation. What are your shares in this firm worth today on a per share basis?


A) $5.19
B) $6.91
C) $8.68
D) $19.29
E) $22.11

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Which one of the following is computed by dividing next year's annual dividend by the current stock price?


A) yield to maturity
B) total yield
C) dividend yield
D) capital gains yield
E) growth rate

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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The stream of customer orders coming in to the NYSE trading floor is called the:


A) paper trail.
B) trading volume.
C) order flow.
D) bid-ask spread.
E) commission trail.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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An increase in which of the following will increase the current value of a stock according to the dividend growth model? I. dividend amount II. number of future dividends, provided the current number is less than infinite III. discount rate IV. dividend growth rate


A) I and II only
B) III and IV only
C) I, II, and III only
D) I, II, and IV only
E) I, II, III, and IV

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which one of the following statements applies to NASDAQ?


A) a partner with the London exchange
B) exchange floor is located in Chicago
C) single market maker for each listed security
D) broker's market
E) comprised of three separate markets

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Which one of the following sets of dividend payments best meets the definition of two-stage growth as it applies to the two-stage dividend growth model?


A) no dividends for 5 years, then increasing dividends forever
B) $1 per share annual dividend for 2 years, then $1.25 annual dividends forever
C) decreasing dividends for 6 years followed by one final liquidating dividend payment
D) dividends payments which increase by 2, 3, and 4 percent respectively for 3 years followed by a constant dividend thereafter
E) dividend payments which increase by 10 percent per year for 5 years followed by dividends which increase by 3 percent annually thereafter

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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