You feel that you will need $2.9 million in your retirement account and when you reach that amount, you plan to retire. You feel you can earn an APR of 10.9 percent compounded monthlyand plan to save $410 per month until you reach your goal. How many years will it be until you reach your goal and retire?

A stock currently sells for $51. The dividend yield is 2.9 percent and the dividend growth rate is 4.2 percent. What is the amount of the dividend that was just paid?

Leslie’s Unique Clothing Stores offers a common stock that pays an annual dividend of $3.10 a share. The company has promised to maintain a constant dividend. How much are you willing to pay for one share of this stock if you want to earn a return of 14.50 percent on your equity investments?

What is the future value of $2,800 per year for 20 years at an interest rate of 6.87 percent?

Flex Company just paid total dividends of $625,000 and reported additions to retained earnings of $1,875,000. The company has 535,000 shares of stock outstanding and a benchmark PE of 15.5 times. What stock price would you consider appropriate?

Powell’s has net income for the most recent year of $24,650 and a combined federal and state tax rate of 24 percent. The firm paid $1,800 in total interest expense and deducted $2,900 in depreciation expense. What was the cash coverage ratio for the year?

Qiaochu purchased a parcel of land costing $67,900. Today, that land is valued at $64,800. How long has she owned this land if the price has been decreasing by 1.5 percent per year?

Coulter Supply has a total debt ratio of .46. What is the equity multiplier?

Echo Point has sales of $2,800, total assets of $1,900, and a debt-equity ratio of .5. Its return on equity is 15 percent. What is the net income?

Howell Corporation deposited $12,000 in an investment account one year ago for the purpose of buying new equipment. Today, it is adding another $15,000 to this account. The company plans on making a final deposit of $10,000 to the account one year from today and plans to purchase the equipment four years from today. Assuming an interest rate of 5.5 percent, how much cash will be available when the company is ready to buy the equipment?