Hi-Tech announces a major expansion which causes the price of its stock to increase and also causes an increase in the volatility of the stock price. How will these two reactions affect the value of call options on this stock

Which statement is true of both presidential and parliamentary systems of government? a. the executive branch operates independently from the legislative branch. b. the members of the legislative branch are directly elected by the people. c. the head of government is chosen by members of his or her political party. d. the head of government is directly elected by the people

On december 31, 2013, coronado company issues 173,000 stock-appreciation rights to its officers entitling them to receive cash for the difference between the market price of its stock and a pre-established price of $10. the fair value of the sars is estimated to be $5 per sar on december 31, 2014; $2 on december 31, 2015; $10 on december 31, 2016; and $8 on december 31, 2017. the service period is 4 years, and the exercise period is 7 years. prepare a schedule that shows the amount of compensation expense allocable to each year affected by the stock-appreciation rights plan.

Storico co. just paid a dividend of $3.15 per share. the company will increase its dividend by 20 percent next year and then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5 percent dividend growth, after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. if the required return on the company’s stock is 12 percent, what will a share of stock sell for today?