Answer:
BenchMark, Inc.
The current share price for the stock is:
$43.13
Explanation:
Dividend per share = $3.45
Growth rate = 5%
Investors' required rate of return = 13%
Stock value = Dividend per share / (Required Rate of Return – Dividend Growth Rate)
= $3.45/(0.13 - 0.05)
= $43.13
b) To determine BenchMark, Inc.'s current share price divide the dividend per share by the required rate of return after subtracting the growth rate from the required rate of return.
Answer:
the answer is b. increased
The net operating income as per the variable costing method is $14500
<u>Explanation:</u>
The unit product cost is = $18 + $10 + $4 = $32
Sales revenue ( $78 multiply with 8700 units) = $678600
Variable cost:
Variable cost of goods sold ( 8700 units multiply $32) = $278400
Variable selling and administartive (8700 units multiply $5) = $43500
contribution margin = $356700
fixed manufacturing overhead = $255200
Fixed selling and adminstrative expenses = $87000
Net operating income = $14500
<u>Note:</u> contribution margin is calculated after deducting sales revenue with variable cost
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