Modern Railways Co. operates a cargo railroad service between New York and Boston. A train owned by Modern Railways derails due
to a rare maintenance problem and collides with a delivery truck owned by CraftCo, shattering $100,000 worth of porcelain inside. If CraftCo sues Modern Railways Co. for negligence, CraftCo may be able to recover: a. punitive damages.
b. special damages.
c. general damages.
d. singular damages.
Damages are remedies paid to claimants or plaintiffs as compensation for loss or injury caused by the defendant.
Special damages compensate the claimant for quantifiable monetary losses which can be either direct losses or consequential damages. For example the cost of replacement of damaged property is categorized as a direct loss and lost earnings relates to consequential damages.
The $100,000 worth of porcelain that was damaged is a direct loss which may be recovered by CraftCo under special damages.
Policy analysts can estimate the value of a human life through contingent valuation methods. It is a method use to estimate the value of a good that is placed by a person. It involves asking people to report their willingness to pay or accept in order to have or give up a certain good. It is used to evaluate the economic values of all goods.
Since the couple doesn't have that much money to invest and they probably can't afford high investment risks, my best advice would be to invest in mutual funds. Mutual funds provide diversified investments which are generally low risk and long term.
The most common tool used to measure the valuation of the stock is the ratio of price to earnings. It's easy to access, and the data is readily accessible. The P / E ratio is determined by measuring the price of the stock by the sum of its 12-month trailing profits.
Given,
Dividend of $0.11
Expected stock sales price of $60
RRR 10%
The current price of the stock would be : 60 * 0.10 * 0.11 = 66
