Jarett & sons's common stock currently trades at $27.00 a share. it is expected to pay an annual dividend of $2.50 a share at the end of the year (d1 = $2.50), and the constant growth rate is 4% a year. what is the company's cost of common equity if all of its equity comes from retained earnings? do not round intermediate calculations. round your answer to two decimal places. % if the company issued new stock, it would incur a 12% flotation cost. what would be the cost of equity from new stock? do not round intermediate calculations. round your answer to two decimal places.

“strategy, plans, and budgets are unrelated to one another.” do you agree? explain. explain how the manager’s choice of the type of responsibility center (cost, revenue, profit, or investment) affects the behavior of other employees.

Which of the following best explains how trade enables greater specialization among producers? a. trade diversifies the market by bringing specialized goods from around the world. b. trade requires distribution networks and adds one more step to the production process. c. trade enables producers to open up new markets for their goods and services. d. trade allows people to focus on one kind of production and trade for their other needs.

Required: 1-a. the marketing manager argues that a $5,000 increase in the monthly advertising budget would increase monthly sales by $9,000. calculate the increase or decrease in net operating income. 1-b. should the advertising budget be increased ? yes no hintsreferencesebook & resources hint #1 check my work 8.value: 1.00 pointsrequired information 2-a. refer to the original data. management is considering using higher-quality components that would increase the variable expense by $2 per unit. the marketing manager believes that the higher-quality product would increase sales by 10% per month. calculate the change in total contribution margin. 2-b. should the higher-quality components be used? yes no