Answer: C. Declaration and payment of cash dividends will reduce the amount of cash available to invest in assets.
Explanation:
When a company pays out Dividends it gives out money to it's shareholders and this has the effect of decreasing the cash balance that the company has.
This is cash that could have gone into investing and expanding the business but instead has gone to shareholders. Dividends therefore reduce the money available for investments.
It is for this reason that Growth Companies do not pay much dividends as they keep reinvesting profits to increase capacity and this usually adds value to the company and increases their stock price within a shorter period of time.
Answer: C. Perceived Value
Explanation:
When we speak of Perceived value, we speak of how a customer evaluates a good or service in relation to how well it served them especially in relation to similar good or services.
It is essentially the customer, ranking a good or service in terms of how well they feel it fulfilled it's intended purpose.
When guests to an Establishment come with expectations for instance, how well the guests think these expectations are met (perceived Value) is what determines the overall satisfaction of the guest.
Hence the formula, Guest expectations + Perceived Value = Guest Satisfaction
Answer:
See below
Explanation:
a. At the end of the year, before distribution, each shareholder's basis
= $400,000 + $100,000 + $50,000
= $550,000
b. After the distribution, each shareholder's basis is
= $300,000 + $200,000
= $500,000
c. Therefore, each shareholder has
$250,000 worth of dividend income.
Answer:
YTM = 6.42%
Explanation:
current market value = $1,000 x 98% = $980
n = (15 - 2) x 2 = 26
coupon = $1,000 x 6.2% x 1/2 = $31
face value = $1,000
YTM = [coupon + [(face value - market value)/n]} / [(face value + market value)/2]
YTM = [31 + [(1,000 - 980)/26]} / [(1,000 + 980)/2]
YTM = (31 + 0.77) / 990 = 31.77 / 990 = 0.03209 x 2 (annual yield) = 0.641818 = 6.42%
