Lory Company had net earnings of $127,000 this past year of which $46,200 was paid out in dividends. The company's equity was $1,587,500. Lory has 200,000 shares outstanding with a current market price of $11.63 per share. Both the number of shares and the dividend payout ratio are constant. What is the required rate of return if the growth rate is 5.6 percent?

If the ceo of a large, diversified, firm were filling out a fitness report on a division manager (i.e., "grading" the manager), which of the following situations would be likely to cause the manager to receive a better grade? in all cases, assume that other things are held constant.a. the division's basic earning power ratio is above the average of other firms in its industry.b. the division's total assets turnover ratio is below the average for other firms in its industry.c. the division's debt ratio is above the average for other firms in the industry.d. the division's inventory turnover is 6, whereas the average for its competitors is 8.e. the division's dso (days' sales outstanding) is 40, whereas the average for its competitors is 30.