You believe that the non-stick gum factory will pay a dividend of $2 on its common stock next year. thereafter, you expect dividends to grow at the rate of 6% a year in perpetuity. if you require a return of 12% on your investment, how much should you be prepared to pay for the stock?

Should the government be downsized? which functions should be cut back? which ones should be expanded?

Camilo is a self-employed roofer. he reported a profit of $30,000 on his schedule c. he had other taxable income of $5,000. he paid $3,000 for hospitalization insurance. his self-employment tax was $4,656. he paid his former wife $4,000 in court-ordered alimony and $4,000 in child support. what is the amount camilo can deduct in arriving at adjusted gross income (agi)?

In the fall of 2008, aig, the largest insurance company in the world at the time, was at risk of defaulting due to the severity of the global financial crisis. as a result, the u.s. government stepped in to support aig with large capital injections and an ownership stake. how would this affect, if at all, the yield and risk premium on aig corporate debt?