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Howard, Inc., is a fast-growing technology company that paid a $1.25 dividend last week. The company’s expected dividend growth rates over the next four years are as follows: 25 percent, 30 percent 35 percent, and 30 percent. The company then expects to settle down to a constant-growth rate of 8 percent annually. If the required rate of return is 12 percent, what is the present value of the dividends over the fast growth phase? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to two decimal places.)

Which one of the following statements is true of a bond’s yield to maturity?

Chuck Norris wants to buy five-year zero coupon bonds with a face value of $1,000. The yield to maturity is 8.5 percent. Assuming annual compounding, what would be the current market price of these bonds? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)

The net present value

Which criterion is essential for a diagnosis of schizophrenia? 

Choose ONE of the questions below to answer. #1: Speciation can occur in a few ways as discussed in lecture. What is the main way that speciation most often occurs? Discuss the requirements that must be present for a single population of a species to become two distinct species.   #2: Explain the difference between short and long term responses organisms use to deal with environmental challenges. Make sure to include a specific example to explain your point.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Mendel in the 1800s was the first person to be able to understand inheritance of traits?

Fats have the most potential energy of all the biomolecules because they have the most ___________________ atoms associated with ___________________ atoms. Your answer should consist of the first blank word with a comma and a space between them. For example: black, white

Explain why very low body temperatures in warm-blooded animals is bad for membrane fluidity. What is one way their cells can resist the effects of decreased body temperatures on their membrane fluidity? 

Organize the following from smallest-1 to largest-4.  Each number can be used only once.   Gene  Nucleotide Genome Chromosome