Answer: B. Maintaining a steady dividend is a key goal of most dividend-paying companies.
Explanation:
Companies that pay dividends prefer in general, to maintain a steady dividend overtime. This does not necessarily mean that they will pay the same amount of dividend but rather that they will pay out dividends as within a certain percentage range of the net income.
Companies do not prefer to cut dividends so as not to send the wrong message so A is wrong. Share repurchases reduces agency costs so C is wrong. Short term fluctuations in cash flow are not the key favor in determining dividend policy as the company might still pay out the same regardless so this is wrong as well. Option B is the best answer.
Answer:
this would cause total costs to Increase and the break-even quantity to Increase.
Explanation:
Total Cost is the Sum of All Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing Cost of a product.
Advertising expense before adjustments are at $500. The cost of advertising does not vary with the sales quantities therefore this is a fixed cost.
Therefore an Increase in the advertising expense causes an increase in Total cost figure.
Break even quantity is a function of Fixed Costs divided by Contribution per unit.The break even quantity will definitely change. By increasing the fixed costs (<em>Advertising Expense</em>), the Break even quantity will increase.
Answer: $6581.58
Explanation:
Based on the information given in the question, the mortgage payment per month will be calculated thus:
= [P x I x (1+I)^N]/[(1+I)^N-1]
where,
P = Principal = $750000
I = Interest rate per month = 10%/12 = 0.10/12 = 0.008333
N = number of installments = 30 × 12 = 360
Then, the equated monthly installment will be:
= [750000 × 0.008333 × 1.008333^360] / [1.008333^360-1]
= [750000 × 0.008333 × 19.8350386989] / [19.8350386989 - 1]
= 123964/18.835
= 6581.58
Under this loan proposal, your mortgage payment will be $6581.58 per month.
