1. Brumble is thinking about investing in either Zipliners R Us or Massy Ltd. Zipliners R Us is a fairly new business and Brumble anticipates that their dividends will grow at a rate of 3% for the foreseeable future. The next dividend is expected to be $1.50. Massy Ltd on the other hand is a matured company so their dividend has not changed in years. Their last dividends paid was $2.00. If the rate of return for similar stock is 7%, which investment is the cheapest? 2. Karen has just heard about Microsoft Inc. and how investors are buying up their shares which is currently being sold at $235.75 per share. She found out that last year they paid dividends of $1.44 and they anticipate that the dividends would grow at a rate of 8% for years 1 & 2, then it would increase to 10% in years 3 & 4 and finally level off thereafter with a growth rate of 5% until infinity. If the expected rate of return is 8%, determine the stock value of this stock and would you advise Karen to invest in this stock? Explain your answer.

The owners of backstreets italian restaurant are considering starting a delivery service forpizza and their other italian dishes in the small college town where they are located. theycan purchase a used delivery van and have it painted with their name and logo for $21,500.they can hire part-time drivers who will work in the evenings from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for$8 per hour. the drivers are mostly college students who study at the restaurant when theyare not making deliveries. during the day, there are so few deliveries that the regular employeescan handle them. the owners estimate that the van will last 5 years (365 days per year)before it has to be replaced and that each delivery will cost about $1.35 in gas and othermaintenance costs (including tires, oil, scheduled service, they also estimate that onaverage each delivery order will cost $15 for direct labor and ingredients to prepare andpackage, and will generate $34 in revenue.a. how many delivery orders must backstreets make each month in order for the service to break even? b. the owners believe that if they have approximately the break-even number of deliveries during the week, they will at least double that number on fridays, saturdays, and sundays. if that’s the case, how much profit will they make, at a minimum, from their delivery service each month (4 weeks per month)?

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $65 per share, paid a dividend of $1.45 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $58. a, compute the percentage total return. (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. what was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield? (a negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Keshawn used to work for an it company in baltimore, but lost his job when his company decided to use workers in new delhi instead. this is an example of: