Sunland company has outstanding 5 shares of $2 par common stock and 15 shares of no-par 7% preferred stock with a stated value of $4. dividends have been paid in every year except the past two years and the current year. assuming that $34 will be distributed, and the preferred stock is cumulative and participating, how much will the common stockholders receive
a. $ 84000.b. $16.
c. $214000.d. $18.

You wish to buy a cabin in 15 years. today, the cabin costs $150,000. you believe the price of the cabin will inflate at 4% annually. you want to invest a single amount of money (lump sum) today and have the money grow to equal the future purchase price of the cabin 15 years from now. if you can earn 10% annually on your investments, how much do you need to invest now, in order to be able to purchase the cabin?

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

Dahlia enterprises needs someone to supply it with 127,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next five years, and you’ve decided to bid on the contract. it will cost you $940,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you’ll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project’s life. you estimate that in five years, this equipment can be salvaged for $77,000. your fixed production costs will be $332,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $11.00 per carton. you also need an initial investment in net working capital of $82,000. if your tax rate is 30 percent and your required return is 11 percent on your investment, what bid price should you submit? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))