A fast growth share has the first dividend (t=1) of $2.41. Dividends are then expected to grow at a rate of 6 percent p.a. for a further 2 years. It then will settle to a constant-growth rate of 1.6 percent. . If the required rate of return is 16 percent, what is the current price of the share? (to the nearest cent)

Select one:

a. $17.95

b. $36.10

c. $16.74

d. $17.91

A company has its share currently selling at $18.70 and pays dividends annually. The company is expected to grow at a constant rate of 3 percent pa.. If the appropriate discount rate is 18 percent p.a., what is the expected dividend, a year from now (rounded to nearest cent)?

ABC Limited has a stable sales track record but does not expect to grow in the future. Its last annual dividend was $5.39. If the required rate of return on similar investments is 19 percent p.a., what is the current share price? (to the nearest cent; don't use the $ sign)

Code in Python. You can only use while loops NOT for loops.

Program 1: cost_living

In 2020 the average cost of living/month (excluding housing) for a family of 4 in Pittsburgh was $3850 per month. Write a program to print the first year in which the cost of living/month is over $4450 given that it will rise at a rate of 2.1% per year. (Note:  this program requires no input).

Program 2: discount

A discount store is having a sale where everything is 15% off. Write a program to display a table showing the original price and the discounted price. This program requires no input and your table should include headings and the original prices should go from 99 cents to $9.99 in increments of 50 cents.

Program 3: numbers

Write a program to input a sequence of 8 integers, count all the odd numbers and sum all the negative integers. One integer is input and processed each time around the loop.

1. LIFO Perpetual Inventory

   The beginning inventory for Dunne Co. and data on purchases and sales for a three-month period are as follows:

   Date		Transaction	Number of Units		Per Unit		Total
   Apr. 3		Inventory	25		$1,200		$30,000
   8		Purchase	75		1,240		93,000
   11		Sale	40		2,000		80,000
   30		Sale	30		2,000		60,000
   May 8		Purchase	60		1,260		75,600
   10		Sale	50		2,000		100,000
   19		Sale	20		2,000		40,000
   28		Purchase	80		1,260		100,800
   June 5		Sale	40		2,250		90,000
   16		Sale	25		2,250		56,250
   21		Purchase	35		1,264		44,240
   28		Sale	44		2,250		99,000

   Required:

   1. Record the inventory, purchases, and cost of goods sold data in a perpetual inventory record similar to the one illustrated in Exhibit 4, using the last-in, first-out method. Under LIFO, if units are in inventory at two different costs, enter the units with the HIGHER unit cost first in the Cost of Goods Sold Unit Cost column and LOWER unit cost first in the Inventory Unit Cost column.

   Dunne Co. Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold LIFO Method For the Three Months Ended June 30
   	Purchases			Cost of Goods Sold			Inventory
   Date	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost	Quantity	Unit Cost	Total Cost
   Apr. 3								$	$
   Apr. 8		$	$
   Apr. 11					$	$
   Apr. 30
   May 8
   May 10
   May 19
   May 28
   June 5
   June 16
   June 21
   June 28
   June 30	Balances					$			$

   2. Determine the total sales, the total cost of goods sold, and the gross profit from sales for the period.

   Total sales	$
   Total cost of goods sold	$
   Gross profit	$

   3. Determine the ending inventory cost on June 30.
   $

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   1. When the perpetual inventory system is used, revenue is recorded each time a sale is made along with an entry to record the cost of the goods sold. LIFO means the last units purchased are assumed to be the first to be sold. Therefore after each sale, the remaining or ending inventory is made up of the first or earliest purchases. Think of your inventory in terms of "layers." The first sale comes from the most recent purchase layer. When deciding which layer to use for costing of each sale ask yourself: "Is there enough inventory left in the most recent purchase to cover the sale?" If not, the other units sold should be taken from the second most recent purchase layer, which then contains the most recent costs. Continue this process for each transaction. If you have done this problem correctly, the remaining units making up ending inventory will be costed at the April 3 beginning inventory and the May 28 unit purchase price.

   2. Total sales are obtained by taking the number of units sold times their sale prices for all sales and adding these amounts together. The total cost of goods sold can be obtained by adding the LIFO costs in the perpetual inventory record. Sales minus cost of goods sold equals gross profit.

   3. The ending inventory is what is left after subtracting the cost of goods sold from the goods available for sale. Multiply the units remaining after the last sale by their corresponding earliest layer cost to determine the LIFO cost of the ending inventory.

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Given a 0.1 M NH4Cl solution: a) Which is the pH of this solution? b) If 100 mL of 0.1 M HCl solution are added to 100 mL of the original solution, which is the pH? c) And if 100 mL of 0.1 M NH3 are added to 100 mL of the original solution? Data: kb(NH3 ) = 1.8 10^-5 .

Vietnam is a country undergoing transformation from a centrally planned socialist economy

to a system that is more market orientated. The transformation dates back to 1986, a decade

after the end of the Vietnam War that reunited the north and south of the country under

communist rule. At that time, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world. Per

capita income stood at just $100 per person, poverty was endemic, price inflation exceeded

700 percent, and the Communist Party exercised tight control over most forms of economic

and political life. To compound matters, Vietnam struggled under a trade embargo imposed

by the United States after the end of the Vietnam War.

Recognizing that central planning and government ownership of the means of production

were not raising the living standards of the population, in 1986 the Communist Party

embarked upon the first of a series of reforms that, over the next two decades, transformed

much of the economy. Agricultural land was privatized and state farm collectives were

dismantled. As a result, farm productivity surged. Following this, rules restricting the

establishment of private enterprises were relaxed. Many price controls were removed. State-

owned enterprises were privatized. Barriers to foreign direct investment were lowered, and

Vietnam entered into trade agreements with its neighbors and its old enemy the United States,

culminating in the country joining the World Trade Organization in 2007.

The impact of these reforms has been dramatic. Vietnam achieved annual economic

growth rates of around 7 percent for the first 20 years of its reform program. Although

growth rates fell to 5 percent in the aftermath of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, by

2015 Vietnam was once again achieving growth rates of around 6–7 percent. Living

standards have surged, with GDP per capita on a purchasing parity basis reaching $6,400 in

2016. The country is now a major exporter of textiles and agricultural products, with an

expanding electronics sector. State-owned enterprises now only account for 40 percent of

total output, down from a near monopoly in 1985. Moreover, with a population approaching

100 million and an average age of just 30, Vietnam is emerging as a potentially significant

market for consumer goods.

For all of this progress, significant problems still remain. The country is too dependent

upon exports of commodities, the prices of which can be very volatile. Vietnam’s remaining

state-owned enterprises are inefficient and burdened with high levels of debt. Rather than let

prices be set by market forces, the government has recently reintroduced some price controls.

On the political front, the Communist Party has maintained a tight grip on power, even as the

economy has transitioned to a market-based system. Vietnam bans all independent political

parties, labor unions, and human rights organizations. Government critics are routinely

harassed and can be arrested and detained for long periods without trial. The courts lack

independence and are used as a political tool by the Communist Party to punish critics. There

is no freedom of assembly or freedom of the press.

To compound matters, corruption is rampant in Vietnam. Transparency International, a

nongovernmental organization that evaluates countries based on perceptions of how corrupt

they are, ranks Vietnam 113th out of the 176 countries it ranks. Corruption is not a new

problem in Vietnam. There is a well-established tradition of public officials selling their

influence and favoring their families. However, critics say that the problem was exacerbated

by privatization processes that provided opportunities for government officials to appoint

themselves and family members as executives of formerly state-owned companies. Although

the ruling Communist Party has launched anticorruption initiatives, these seem to be largely

symbolic efforts. Many observers believe that widespread corruption has a negative impact

on new business formation and is hamstringing economic growth.

1: Why did Vietnam experience a low economic growth rate in the decade after the end

of the Vietnam War in 1976?

2: Vietnam now has an economy that is growing strongly with low unemployment and

rising living standards. What changes in economic policy have been responsible for this economic

transformation?

3: The level of public corruption in Vietnam is high. Why is this the case? How do you

think this affects Vietnam’s economic performance? What should the government do about this?

4: How do you think a shift toward more democratic institutions will affect economic

progress in Vietnam

In the North American population, the average IQ is 100. A team of scientists wants to test a new medication to see if it has either a positive or negative effect on intelligence or no effect at all. A sample of 39 participants who have taken the medication has been investigated and their IQ after treatment is noted as following:

95           90           100         110         108         105         98           105         120         115         99           100         90    118         112         110         120         120         95           100         90           110         100         105         100         90    105         103         108         112        

114         100         88           95           105         103         105         107         98

                1-Does the medication influence the North American population IQ? Explain and justify your answer.

The same medication is used on Scandinavian population. 20 participants have been treated and their IQs are noted.

112         114         100         88           95           105         108         105         98           105         120         115         99

100         90           112         110         120         120         90

2-Does the medication have the same effect on both samples (North American and Scandinavian) IQ? Explain and justify your answer.

1. A manufacturer of base units for home sensor protection (security, water, carbon monoxide, etc.) produces these units in a small facility in northern Indiana. The firm’s engineer has set up “assembly cells” in the facility that she believes will be the most efficient means of producing the units. The following table displays the various costs per hour for producing the units.

Outputs per hour Total Cost Fixed Cost Variable Cost Avg Total Cost Avg Fixed Cost Avg Var Cost Marg Cost

0 $100 $100 $30

1 $130 $100 $30 $130    $100 30 $28

2 $158 $100 $58 $79 $50 $29 $25

3 $183 $100 $83 $61 $33.33 $27.67 $21

4 $204 $100 $104 $51 $25 $26.00 $18

5 $222 $100 $122 $44.40 $20 $24.40 $20

6 $242 $100 $142 $40.33 $16.67 $23.67 $23

7 $265 $100 $165 $37.86 $14.29 $23.57 $30

8 $295 $100 $195 $36.88 $12.50 $24.38 $38

9 $333 $100 $233 $37 $11.11 $25.89 $40

10 $373 $100 $273 $37.30 $10.00 $27.30

1. Explain why Average Total Costs (ATC) declines through the production quantities. Only with the tenth unit per hour does the firm see a minor increase in ATC.
2. Explain why Average Fixed Cost (AFC) declines across all levels of production. What do you call this phenomenon?
3. Explain why Marginal Costs initially decline but then increase with the sixth unit of production. Which short run production principle is at work here in creating this pattern of Marginal Costs?

The first and last sections of an IMC plan focus on __________

Write the numbers in the order they will be in after the first pass of a:

1) bubble sort

2) selection sort

3) insertion sort

2 4 9 7 5 1 6 3