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GS’s stock is currently trading at $80 per share when it pays all earnings as a dividend of $8, but GS is evaluating another potential payout policies. Under the new option, the firm will pay a dividend of $5 for three years (starting next period), and then pay a dividend of $15 which will grow at 2% forever. Identify the correct formula to price the stock under the new option:

You purchase a bond with a Par value of $1,000, a coupon rate of 4% (paid annually), and a maturity of 4 years for $1,037.17.  Immediately after receiving your second coupon, interest rates rise to 6%. You become nervous about further rate increases and consider selling the bond. Determine the price at which you can sell the bond if you sell it exactly halfway between years 2 and 3. Answer in whole number form to two decimal places (e.g., 12.65 not 13).

In finance, diversification attempts to reduce                    risk, while expected returns compensate for                    risk.

Find the NPV of the project below if your company WACC = 10% and the project has comparable risk to your firm’s average risk.  The project requires an immediate investment of $50,000 and generates a $10,000 annual payment starting at the end of five years and occurring forever. Answer in nearest whole number form (e.g., 3,027).

Larry believes that he is the “star” of his graduate class and that the other students dislike him because they are jealous of his superior intelligence. He believes that he is entitled to be exempted from an important exam because of his outstanding performance in class. Larry probably suffers from __________.

Which combination of basic personality traits from the five-factor model seems most influential in the development of dependent personality disorder?

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Glenda believed that Thor loved her, and she felt like she could not live without him. When he told her he did not want to see her again, she became violently angry and manipulated him into staying with her by threatening suicide. Which of the following personality disorders does Glenda’s behavior reflect?

The three “clusters” of personality disorders found in DSM-5 are grouped based on __________.

For any animal including humans,  to have binocular vision anatomically they must have _______ .