Alpha Corporation has outstanding an issue of preferred stock with a par value of $100. It pays an annual dividend equal to 8% of par value. If the required return on Alpha’s preferred stock is 6%, and if Alpha pays its next dividend in 1 year, what is the market price of the preferred stock today? Explain why the price would change if the required rate increased to 10%.
Imprudential, Inc., has an unfunded pension liability of $576 million that must be paid in 25 years. To assess the value of the firm’s stock, financial analysts want to discount this liability back to the present.If the relevant discount rate is 6.9 percent, what is the present value of this liability?(Enter your answer in dollars…
1.Analyze an effective or ineffective leader within an organization by answering the following questions:Would you classify this person as a leader or manager? Why?Identify constructive or destructive communication behaviors this person exhibits.Describe the style approach used by this person: autocratic, democratic, laissez-fair, or impoverished management? Explain your observation.Classify the power base(s) used by this person:…
Include the following in your outline:The HYPOTHESIS that you will be testing. Please write this as an IF/THEN statement. Remember, that will help you to identify the independent and dependent variables (IF I change the independent variable, THEN the dependent variable will change in this way.) You have to fill in the details (independent and…
contracts are integrated into our everyday life whether we realize it or not. If you make a purchase at a store, you are creating a contract for the purchase of said items in return for cash, check or credit. While this may not be a traditional type of contract consisting of a written document that…
Eyewitness MisidentificationAccess the website for the Innocence Project and the link on the site regarding misidentification of criminal suspects:.archive.org/web/*/http:/www.innocenceproject.org/understand/Eyewitness-Misidentification.php”>http://www.innocenceproject…./understand/Eyewitness-Misidentification.phpView the video that discusses the Ronald Cotton case. After watching the video, write a one page reaction paper to the video that answers the following questions:1. 1.What did you learn about the Innocence Project and eyewitness…
You are the Vice President of Operations for a retail clothing store chain with stores located in five Southeastern States and three providences in Canada. . Profits have been declining for the past five years. You are a big believer in carefully managingyour companies’ “value/supply chain”. You are making a presentation to the Executive Management…
