At the beginning of 2021, Priester Dental Supplies had outstanding 4 million shares of $100 par, 8% cumulative, non-participating preferred stock and 20 million shares of $1 par common stock. During 2021, Priester declared and paid cash dividends of $100 million. No dividends had been declared or paid during 2020. On January 12, Priester issued a 5% common stock dividend when the quoted market price the common stock was $20 per share. What amount of cash did Priester distribute to common shareholders

Abc company currently pays a dividend of $2.15 per share, d0=2.15. it is estimated that the company’s dividend will grow at a rate of 30 percent per year for the next 3 years, then the dividend will grow at a constant rate of 7 percent thereafter. the market rate of return is 9 percent. what would you estimate is the stock’s current price?

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Find the zeros of the polynomial 5 x square + 12 x + 7 by factorization method and verify the relation between zeros and coefficient of the polynomials