Answer:
$9.687
Explanation:
Given:
Year 3 dividend = $1.00
Year4&5 growth rate = 17%
Constant rate = 7%
Required return rate = 16%
Year 4 dividend wil be:
D4 = 1.00 * 1+growth rate
= 1.00 * (1+0.17)
= $1.17
Year 5 dividend=
D5 = $1.17 * (1+0.17)
= $1.3689
Value of stock after year 5 will be given as:
= $16.2747
For the current value of stock, we have:
Cv= Fd* Pv of discounting factor
Where Cv = current value of stock
Fd = future dividend
Pv = Present value of discounting factor
Therefore,
=$9.6871382455
≈ $9.687
The value of stock today =
$9.687
Answer:
1. Increasing
2. A. The elasticity of private saving with respect to the after-tax real interest rate
B. The response of private saving to changes in the government budget deficit
C. The elasticity of investment with respect to the interest rate
Explanation:
1. It is difficult to implement both of these policies at the same time because reducing taxes on private spending has the effect of <u><em>Increasing</em></u> the government budget deficit.
A Government budget deficit is acquired when the government spends more than it earns. The Government earns money from taxes and if it spends more than it receives in taxes, that will lead to a deficit. If taxes on Private spending are reduced, this will lead to less tax revenue for the government thereby increasing the Deficit.
2. All of the listed options are useful in determining which policy would be a more effective way to raise investment.
The elasticity of private saving with respect to the after-tax real interest rate refers to how much private saving changes in reaction to a change in the tax rates. This can enable one decide how much investment will be expected if the Government reduces or increases taxes.
The response of private saving to changes in the government budget deficit is also a useful factor to look at because private savings reduce when government deficits reduce.
Also how much does investment change by due to interest rates. This will be important to note in terms of Private Investment to see if it will be beneficial to use it over reducing the government budget deficit given a certain interest rate.
Answer:
Horizontal merger
Explanation:
An horizontal merger is a consolidation or merging of companies that are the same industry. Merging of companies in the same industry helps the companies to have a greater market share of the industry.
As seen in the question below, both companies are beer companies and are consolidating or merging to form the largest beer company in the world. This wold give them a global coverage as opposed to the few countries they were restricted to before the merger.
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Answer:
The answer is a. The "invention" sought to be patented is actually a living creature.
Explanation:
That is the answer. Because by the law, you actually "CAN" patent a living creature or an organism that you invented and that does not exist naturally.
So, a patent application CAN NOT be denied on the grounds that the invention is a living thing.
However, if a plant or any organism exists in nature and has reproduced, then it cannot be patented. Because then it has become a natural occurrence. This is a stern limitation and a criteria put on patents for living organisms.
Patenting living organism such as anti bacteria and bacteria is common in pharmaceutical industry while patenting unique seed types are common in agricultural sector.
The purpose of this category of interview questions is to obtain factual information about the interviewee.
