Which of the following statements is false of the dividend-discount model?
a. we cannot use the dividend-discount model to value the stock of a firm with rapid or changing growth.
b. the simplest forecast for the firm's future dividends states that they will grow at a constant rate, i. e., forever.
c. as firms mature, their growth slows to rates more typical of established companies.
d. the dividend-discount model values the stock based on a forecast of the future dividends paid to shareholders.

P8-4b dropping unfavorable division based on the following analysis of last year's operations of groves, inc., a financial vice president of the company believes that the firm's total net income could be increased by $160,000 if its design division were discontinued. (amounts are given in the thousands of dollars.) required provide answers for each of the following independent situations: a. assuming that total fixed costs and expenses would not be affected by discontinuing the design division, prepare an analysis showing why you agree or disagree with the vice president. b. assume that the discontinuance of the design division will enable the company to avoid 30% of the fixed portion of cost of services and 40% of the fixed operating expenses allocated to the design division. calculate the resulting effect on net income. c. assume that in addition to the cost avoidance in requirement (b), the capacity released by discontinuance of the design division can be used to provide 6,000 new services that would have a variable cost per service of $60 and would require additional fixed costs totaling $68,000. at what unit price must the new service be sold if groves is to increase its total net income by $180,000?

During 2010, raines umbrella corp. had sales of $850,000. cost of goods sold, administrative and selling expenses, and depreciation expenses were $610,000, $110,000, and $140,000, respectively. in addition, the company had an interest expense of $85,000 and a tax rate of 35 percent. (ignore any tax loss carryback or carryforward provisions.) suppose raines umbrella corp. paid out $63,000 in cash dividends. is this possible

Which of the following describes one of the ways that the demographics of an area affect the price of housing in that area?