The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 6% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $28.75 per share; its last dividend was $1.50; and it will pay a $1.59 dividend at the end of the current year.

1. Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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2. If the firm's beta is 2.1, the risk-free rate is 3%, and the average return on the market is 13%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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3. If the firm's bonds earn a return of 11%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be r_s? Use the midpoint of the risk premium range discussed in Section 10-5 in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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4. If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 6% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $29.50 per share; its last dividend was $2.50; and it will pay a $2.65 dividend at the end of the current year.

1. Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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3. If the firm's beta is 0.7, the risk-free rate is 3%, and the average return on the market is 12%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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5. If the firm's bonds earn a return of 11%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be r_s? Use the midpoint of the risk premium range discussed in Section 10-5 in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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7. If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 7% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $20.50 per share; its last dividend was $2.00, and it will pay a $2.14 dividend at the end of the current year.

1. Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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2. If the firm's beta is 1.5, the risk-free rate is 3%, and the average return on the market is 14%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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3. If the firm's bonds earn a return of 13%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be r_s? Use the midpoint of the risk premium range discussed in Section 10-5 in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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4. If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 8% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $24.50 per share; its last dividend was $2.00; and it will pay a $2.16 dividend at the end of the current year.

A.

Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

B.

If the firm's beta is 1.3, the risk-free rate is 7%, and the average return on the market is 13%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places.

C.

If the firm's bonds earn a return of 11%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be rs? Use the midpoint of the risk premium range discussed in Section 10-5 in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

D.

If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 3% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $27.25 per share; its last dividend was $2.00; and it will pay a $2.06 dividend at the end of the current year.

1. Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

     

2. If the firm's beta is 0.6, the risk-free rate is 4%, and the average return on the market is 12%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places.

     

3. If the firm's bonds earn a return of 10%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be r_s? Use the midpoint of the risk premium range discussed in Section 10-5 in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

     

4. If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

     

How do you feel about potential employers searching your social media profile? What about current employers? Do you feel that employers have a right to consider this information in hiring and firing decisions?

If you knew an employer engaged in this practice would still want to work for thier company? Why or why not?

Please find an argument on the internet that has a claim and provides reason(s) or rationale for that claim. This argument could come from a news story, a YouTube video, or even a posting on a social media site.

Describe the source in detail so that others can have access to the argument (provide URL for the source or other source information such that other may access it)

Clearly state the claim of the argument as well as the reason(s) cited by the source in support of the claim

Apply the four tests for evaluating arguments from the textbook (Facione & Gittens, 2016):

Truthfulness of the premises

Logical strength

Relevance

Non-circularity

Please define each test prior to applying it. Please also underline and bold the name of each test when defining each test for example. "The first test applied to assess the credibility of the claim was the test of “The truthfulness of premises” which involves...."

Reach a conclusion on the argument - provide your rationale for your conclusion in a minimum of 3 sentences.

1. (a) List the sample space in the experiment "roll two dice - a red die and a white die." (Hint: Use a table)

(b) Find the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two dice is less than seven.

(c) Find the probability that the sum of the numbers on the two dice is odd.

Given that the average number of fast neutrons emitted following the thermal-neutron induced fission of 235U is 2.42 per fission event; use the following data to calculate the mean number of fission neutrons produced per initial thermal neutron in a large volume sample of
(a) pure 235U (b) natural uranium 238U, and (c) uranium enriched to 3% in the 235U isotope.
Note: The microscopic absorption cross section for 235U is 694 barns. The cross section for 238U is 2.71 barns. The fission cross section for 235U is 582 barns. Natural uranium contains 0.7% 235U.
Comment on you results in terms of operation of a thermal reactor of finite size.