Sweet treats common stock is currently priced at $17.15 a share. the company just paid $1.22 per share as its annual dividend. the dividends have been increasing by 2.4% annually and are expected to continue doing the same. what is this firm's cost of equity? a. 9.41%b. 9.51%c. 8.47%d. 9.68%e. 9.82%

The management of a private investment club has a fund of $250,000 earmarked for investment in stocks. to arrive at an acceptable overall level of risk, the stocks that management is considering have been classified into three categories: high risk (x), medium risk (y), and low risk (z). management estimates that high risk stocks will have a rate of return of 15%/year; medium risk stocks, 10%/year; and low risk stocks, 6%/year. the amount of money invested in low risk stocks is to be twice the sum of the amount invested in stocks of the other two categories. if the investment goal is to have a rate of return of 9% on the total investment, determine how much the club should invest in each type of stock. (assume that all the money available for investment is invested.)

Suppose a ceiling fan manufacturer has the total cost function c(x) = 48x + 1485 and the total revenue function r(x) = 75x. (a) what is the equation of the profit function p(x) for this commodity? p(x) = (b) what is the profit on 35 units? p(35) = interpret your result. the total costs are less than the revenue. the total costs are more than the revenue. the total costs are exactly the same as the revenue. (c) how many fans must be sold to avoid losing money? fans

Most states have licensing registration requirements for child care centers and family daycare homes. these usually include minimum standard for operation. which of the following would you most likely find required in a statement of state licensing standards for child care centers?