Stock in CDB Industries has a beta of .99. The market risk premium is 7.4 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 4.4 percent. The most recent dividend was $2.80 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5.4 percent indefinitely. If the stock sells for $50 per share, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.

Large public water and sewer companies often become monopolies because they benefit from although the company faces high start-up costs, the firm experiences average production costs as it expands and adds more customers. smaller competitors would experience average costs and would be less

What is the difference between the contractual interest rate and the market interest rate?