Robert gillman, an equity research analyst at gillman advisors, believes in efficient markets, he has been following the mining industry for the past 10 years and needs to determine the constant-growth rate that he should use while valuing pan asis minin co.

robert has the following information available.

pan asis minin co. stock is trading at $23.75

the company's stock is expected to apy a year-end divfident of $1.14 that is expected to grow at a certain reat.

the stock's expected rate of return is 11.40%

based on the information just given, what will be robert's forecast of pamc's growth rate?

a. 6.60% b.11.35 c. 5.48% d. 9.90%

which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between earning and dividends when all other factors are held constant?

a. growth in earning requires in dividends.

b. long-run earnings growth occurs primarily because firms pay dividends to reward their shareholders for investing in the company

c. retaining a higher percentage of earning will result in a higher growth rate.

Q1) a. 6.60%

Q2) c. retaining a higher percentage of earning will result in a higher growth rate.

Explanation:

Q1.)

Use dividend discount model (DDM) to solve for the growth rate;

g = r- (D1/P0)

whereby;

g = dividend growth rate

r = required rate of return = 11.40% or 0.1140 as a decimal

D1 = next year's dividend = $1.14

P0 = Current stock price = $23.75

g = 0.1140 - (1.14/23.75)

g = 0.1140 - 0.048

g = 0.066 or 6.6%

Therefore, the growth rate is 6.60%, making choice A correct.

Q2.)

c. Retained earning is the proportion of total net profit that a company reinvests back into the business for the purpose of investing in other potentially profitable projects.The returns from these projects would increase the value of the company at a faster rate if a higher percentage e.g 90% is retained. On the other hand, if the company pays a larger portion of its retained earnings e.g 70% as dividends, it will experience a slower growth rate making choice C correct.

sound is invisible, but sometimes we can feel it. when a kettle-drum is thumped with a stick that time the tight drum skin moving up and down very quickly for some time and then it pumped sound waves into the air. loudspeakers also work in a similar manner.

components of a speaker:

electromagnet

in order to translate an electrical signal into an audible sound, an electromagnet is used in looudspeakers

  suspension

suspension is used to   center the voice coil in the gap of the magnet and it exerts a restoring force to keep it there. suspension is used to limits the maximum mechanical excursion of the diaphragm and voice coil.

voice coil

voice coil is a coil of wire which is attached to the apex of a loudspeaker cone. it provides the motive force to the cone by the reaction of a magnetic field to the current passing through it.

cone

in a   loudspeaker, a   thin, semi-rigid membrane attached to the voice coil, which moves in a magnetic gap due to which it vibrates   and produced sound. it is known as diaphragm and it can also be called a cone, though not all speaker diaphragms are cone-shaped.

surround

surround is also known as front suspension. surround is used to join the cone to the chassis. together with the suspension it controls the cone excursion, and it is also used to   determine how energy which is   travelling through the cone is absorbed, and how the speaker limits when it reaches the ends of its travel.

dustcap

dustcap is used to protect the voice coil from dust and dirt. it is a part of the cone.

how speaker work

the outer part of the cone is fastened to the outer part of the loudspeaker's circular metal rim. the inner part is fixed to   voice coil that sits just in front of a permanent magnet . when loudspeaker is hooked up to a stereo, electrical signals feed through the speaker cables into the coil. it will convert the coil into an electromagnet magnet . when electricity flows back and forth in the cables, the electromagnet either repels or attract the permanent magnet. this moves the coil back and forth, and it pull and push the loudspeaker cone. like a drum skin vibrating back and forth, the moving cone pumps sounds out into the air.in this way loudspeakers works.

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