It is estimated that 500 pounds of water are needed for every pound of dry organic matter produced.

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $83 per share, paid a dividend of $3.75 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $103. Compute the percentage total return.

Select the three macro-nutrients from the list below that plants obtain from the soil.

Assume the real rate of return in the economy is 5.1 percent, the expected rate of inflation is 7.7 percent, and the risk premium is 8.8 percent. Compute the required rate of return.(Be sure to give the EXACT rate, not the approximate rate).

Allan purchased 700 shares of stock on margin for $16.50 a share and sold the shares twelve months later for $17.80 a share. The initial margin requirement was 70 percent and the maintenance margin was 40 percent. The interest rate on the margin loan was 6.7 percent. He received no dividend income. What was his rate of return?

A stock has an expected return of 13.55 percent and a beta of 1.7, and the expected return on the market is 9.00 percent. What must the risk-free rate be?

Assume you buy 300 shares of stock at $7.60 per share on margin (41 percent). How much would you need to contribute to initiate this position?

Suppose a stock had an initial price of $56 per share, paid a dividend of $2.25 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $70. Compute the percentage total return.

In a defined benefit pension plan, the ________ bears all of the fund’s investment performance risk.I: employerII: employee

Assume the following financial data: Total earnings (after-tax): $78,900Dividends per share: $2.70Stock price: $43.00Shares outstanding: 36,000Find the firm’s P/E ratio.