Dividend paymentsin 2012 entergy paid a regular quarterly dividend of $.83 per share. a.match each of the following dates.(a1) january 27 (b1) record date(a2) february 6 (b2) payment date(a3) february 7 (b3) ex-dividend date(a4) february 9 (b4) last with-dividend date(a5) march 1 (b5) declaration date b. on one of these dates, the stock price fell by about $.83. which date? why? c. entergy’s stock price in february 2012 was $68. what was the dividend yield? d. entergy forecasted earnings per share of about $6 for 2012. what was the payout ratio? e. suppose that entergy paid a 10% stock dividend. what would happen to the stock price?

Actual usage for the year by the marketing department was 70,000 copies and by the operations department was 330,000 copies. if a dual-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of copying facility costs will be budgeted for the operations department?

Information on gerken power co., is shown below. assume the company’s tax rate is 40 percent. debt: 9,400 8.4 percent coupon bonds outstanding, $1,000 par value, 21 years to maturity, selling for 100.5 percent of par; the bonds make semiannual payments. common stock: 219,000 shares outstanding, selling for $83.90 per share; beta is 1.24. preferred stock: 12,900 shares of 5.95 percent preferred stock outstanding, currently selling for $97.10 per share. market: 7.2 percent market risk premium and 5 percent risk-free rate. required: calculate the company's wacc. (do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) wacc %

When cell phones were first entering the market, they were relatively large and reception was undependable. all cell phones were essentially the same. but as the technology developed, many competitors entered, introducing features unique to their phones. today, cell phones are only a small fraction of the size and weight of their predecessors. consumers can buy cell phones with color screens, cameras, internet access, daily planners, or voice activation (and any combination of these features). the history of the cell phone demonstrates what marketing trend?