Chapter 8 Assignment

What is the model called that determines the present value of a stock based on its next annual dividend, the dividend growth rate, and the applicable discount rate? zero growth dividend growth capital pricing earnings capitalization discounted dividend

Which one of the following is computed by dividing next year’s annual dividend by the current stock price? yield to maturity total yield dividend yield capital gains yield growth rate

Which one of following is the rate at which a stock’s price is expected to appreciate? current yield total return dividend yield capital gains yield coupon rate

Which one of the following types of stock is defined by the fact that it receives no preferential treatment in respect to either dividends or bankruptcy proceedings? dual class cumulative non-cumulative preferred common

You cannot attend the shareholder’s meeting for Alpha United so you authorize another shareholder to vote on your behalf. What is the granting of this authority called? altering cumulative voting straight voting indenture agreement voting by proxy

What are the distributions to shareholders by a corporation called? retained earnings net income dividends capital payments diluted profits

Which one of the following is a type of equity security that has a fixed dividend and a priority status over other equity securities? senior bond debenture warrant common stock preferred stock

Callander Enterprises stock is listed on NASDAQ. The firm is planning to issue some new equity shares for sale to the general public. This sale will occur in which one of the following markets? private auction exchange floor secondary primary

he secondary market is best defined by which one of the following? market in which subordinated shares are issued and resold market conducted solely by brokers market dominated by dealers market where outstanding shares of stock are resold market where warrants are offered and sold

An agent who maintains an inventory from which he or she buys and sells securities is called a: broker. trader. capitalist. principal. dealer.