The common stock of Cranberry Inc is selling for 26.75 on the open market. Next year's dividend is expected
to be 3.68, and the growth rate of this company is estimated to be 5.5.
If Richard Dean, an average investor, is
considering purchasing this stock at the market price, what is his expected rate of return?
Question 2
Consider a project with the following information:
Year
After-tax
Accounting
Profits from
After-tax
Cash Flow
Operations
1 799 750
2 150 1,000
3 200 1,200
Initial outlay = 1,500
Compute the profitability index if the company's discount
rate is 10.
A) 1.61 B) 1.81 C) 0.62 D) 15.8