The Bell Weather Co. is a new firm in a rapidly growing industry. The company is planning on increasing its annual dividend by 15 percent a year for the next 4 years and then decreasing the growth rate to 5 percent per year. The company just paid its annual dividend in the amount of $2.20 per share. What is the current value of one share of this stock if the required rate of return is 7.70 percent?

Which of the following statements is correct? large corporations are taxed more favorably than sole proprietorships. corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability. due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporations. most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as partnerships or proprietorships because it is easier to set up and operate in one of these forms rather than as a corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, mainly because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships. most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations’ often less favorable tax treatment, due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability.

Complete electronics inc. sells a point-of-sale computer with a two-year service contract. complete collects $ 2 comma 500 cash for the selling price of the computer and $ 576 for the two-year service contract. how is revenue recognized?

Mason farms purchased a building for $689,000 eight years ago. six years ago, repairs costing $136,000 were made to the building. the annual taxes on the property are $11,000. the building has a current market value of $840,000 and a current book value of $494,000. the building is totally paid for and solely owned by the firm. if the company decides to use this building for a new project, what value, if any, should be included in the initial cash flow of the project for this building? $0$582,000$840,000$865,000$953,000