I feel that D would be the correct answer because of new technology
Answer:
$31.9211
Explanation:
We discount the future two year dividends at the required rate of return
and solve for the present value of the infinite series of dividends growing at 3.6% with the dividend grow model:


PV 33.6
Then we discount this by the two years ahead of time these cashflow start and add them to get the PV of the stock which is their intrinsic market value
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Answer:
Labour rate variance $2,925 unfavorable
Explanation:
<em>The labour rate variance is the difference between the standard labour cost allowed for the actual hours worked and the actual labor cost for the same hours</em>
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Standard labour cost ($19.70× 6500) 128,050
Actual labour cost <u>130,975</u>
Labour rate variance <u> 2,925 unfavorable</u>
Answer:
Equilibrium price to be indeterminate from the information given, but equilibrium quantity to rise.
Explanation:
The recent rains resulted in an increase in demand for kayaks so the equillibrum quantity demanded will rise. Supply will also rise to meet the increased demand.
However we are unable to determine if the price will rise or fall with the given information.
Plastic is cheaper now so kayaks will also be cheaper. On the other hand increase in demand naturally causes an increase in price. So the cheaper price of kayaks will need to be compared with price increases as a result of increased demand to determine if equillibrum price will rise or fall.
True: if society wishes to reduce overall pollution by a certain amount, it is efficient to have firms with lower costs reduce greater amounts of pollution than those with higher costs