Dividends-r-us, corp. is paying a dividend of $3 a share today. it is expected that the company will continue its policy of increasing its dividend 8% a year every year. if you require a 14% rate of return to invest in this company, what is the maximum amount you would be willing to pay for a share of the company’s stock?

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?

The management of a supermarket wants to adopt a new promotional policy of giving a free gift to every customer who spends > a certain amount per visit at this supermarket. the expectation of the management is that after this promotional policy is advertised, the expenditures for all customers at this supermarket will be normally distributed with a mean of $95 and a standard deviation of $20. if the management wants to give free gifts to at most 10% of the customers, what should the amount be above which a customer would receive a free gift?

What legislation increased the ability for federal authorities to tap telephones and wireless devices, tightened the enforcement of money laundering activities, as well as broadened powers toward acts of terrorism and acts such as drug trafficking?