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You want a seat on the board of directors of Four Keys, Incorporated. The company has 305,000 shares of stock outstanding and the stock sells for $52 per share. There are currently 4 seats up for election. If the company uses cumulative voting, how many shares do you need to guarantee that you will be elected to the board?

Last year, Lagunes Outdoor issued $1 million in unsecured, noncallable debt. This debt pays an annual interest payment of $55 and matures six years from now. The face value is $1,000 and the market price is $1,020. Which one of these terms correctly describes a feature of this debt?

A bond that pays interest annually yields a rate of return of 8.50 percent. The inflation rate for the same period is 4 percent. What is the real rate of return on this bond?

Railway Cabooses just paid its annual dividend of $1.30 per share. The company has been reducing the dividends by 11.1 percent each year. How much are you willing to pay today to purchase stock in this company if your required rate of return is 12 percent?

Assuming an interest rate of 5.5 percent, what is the value of the following cash flows four years from today? Year Cash Flow 1 $ 3,025 2 4,060 3 5,910 4 8,005

U. S. Treasury bonds:

Shares of common stock of the Samson Company offer an expected total return of 12.20 percent. The dividend is increasing at a constant 7.00 percent per year. The dividend yield must be:

Cain’s has a debt-equity ratio of .94. Return on assets is 8.5 percent, and total equity is $520,000. What is the net income?

New Gadgets, Incorporated, currently pays no dividend but is expected to pay its first annual dividend of $5.15 per share exactly 6 years from today. After that, the dividends are expected to grow at 4 percent forever. If the required return is 11.8 percent, what is the price of the stock today?

The Tumbler has current liabilities of $350,000, a quick ratio of 1.65, inventory turnover of 4.7, and a current ratio of 2.9. What is the cost of goods sold?