You are the CFO of Ford (F) and need to raise $168 million to build a new electric pickup truck. You plan to issue preferred stock with a $4.20 yearly dividend. You estimate that the return the market will require for these shares will be 10.0%. How many shares will you have to issue to fund the project?

You are interested in buying a share of stock in ABC Corporation.  You expect a dividend payment of $0.50 next year and that the dividend will grow by 5% per year thereafter. You desire a 10% return on your purchase. According to the Gordon growth model (the dividend-discount model), what is the maximum price you would pay for a share of this stock? Please show your work.

You expect a share of EconNews.Com to sell for $65 a year from now. If you are willing to pay $65.74 for one share of the stock today, and you assume the share is riskless but require a return of 8 percent, what dividend payment must you expect to receive from the stock?

Suppose you are thinking of purchasing the Moore Co.’s common stock today. If you expect Moore to pay $2.5, $2.625, $2.73, and $2.81 dividends at the end of year one, two, three, and four respectively and you believe that you can sell the stock for $40.97 at the end of year four.  If you required return on this investment is 9%, how much will you be willing to pay for the stock today?

You are looking into purchasing stock of Broken Inc. at $50 per share using as little of your own money as possible (i.e. maximizing the amount of margin possible). You have $5,000 to invest. If initial margin is 50%, how many shares can you buy?

- The firm you founded currently has 14 million shares, of which you own 8 million. You are considering an IPO where you would sell 2 million shares for $29 each. If all of the shares sold are from your holdings, how much will the firm raise? What will your percentage ownership of the firm be after the IPO? If all of the shares sold are from your holdings, (Select the best choice below.) A. the firm will raise $25 million from the IPO. B. the firm will raise $350 million from the IPO. c. the firm will raise no money from the IPO. O D. the firm will raise $200 million from the IPO. Your percentage ownership of the firm after the IPO will be%. (Round to one decimal place.)

Suppose you are thinking of purchasing the SunStar’s common stock today.  If you expect SunStar to pay $0.80 dividend at the end of year one and $1.6 dividend at the end of year two and you believe that you can sell the stock for $15 at that time.  If you required return on this investment is 10%, how much will you be willing to pay for the stock?   a. $13.95   b. $14.44   c. 14.19   d. $15.51

You purchase 1,000 shares of WMT (Walmart) for $143 per share. A year later, you sell the stock for $166 per share. You receive a dividend of $2.27 a share. a.What is your total dollar return? b. What are your dividend yield, capital gain yield, and total percentage return? Note: don't use chat gpt.

You are considering purchasing shares in First Dawn Inc. Your research reveals the dividend trend for First Dawn provided in the table below. It is expected that in 2022, First Dawn will declare a dividend of $3.02 per share. You feel that an investment in this or a similar company is expected to offer a 13% return. What price will you be willing to pay to buy 1 share of First Dawn Inc.? Year Dividend Per Share ($) 2021 2.87 2020 2.76 2019 2.60 2018 2.46 2017 2.37 2016 2.25.

You are considering purchasing shares in First Dawn Inc. Your research reveals the dividend trend for First Dawn provided in the table below. It is expected that in 2022, First Dawn will declare a dividend of $3.02 per share. You feel that an investment in this or a similar company is expected to offer a 13% return. What price will you be willing to pay to buy 1 share of First Dawn Inc.? Year Dividend Per Share ($) 2021 2.87 2020 2.76 2019 2.60 2018 2.46 2017 2.37 2016 2.25         a. $39.75 b. $37.75 c. $40.60 d. $40