Is not a factor that makes it appealing to diversify into a new industry by forming an internal startup subsidiary to enter and compete in the target industry

Reliable electric is a regulated public utility, and it is expected to provide steady dividend growth of 5% per year for the indefinite future. its last dividend was $6 per share; the stock sold for $50 per share just after the dividend was paid. what is the company’s cost of equity? (do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Upscale hotels in the united states recently cut their prices by 20 percent in an effort to bolster dwindling occupancy rates among business travelers. a survey performed by a major research organization indicated that businesses are wary of current economic conditions and are now resorting to electronic media, such as the internet and the telephone, to transact business. assume a company's budget permits it to spend $5,000 per month on either business travel or electronic media to transact business. graphically illustrate how a 20 percent decline in the price of business travel would impact this company's budget set if the price of business travel was initially $1,000 per trip and the price of electronic media was $500 per hour. suppose that, after the price of business travel drops, the company issues a report indicating that its marginal rate of substitution between electronic media and business travel is 1. is the company allocating resources efficiently? explain.

Concrete consulting co. has the following accounts in its ledger: cash; accounts receivable; supplies; office equipment; accounts payable; jason payne, capital; jason payne, drawing; fees earned; rent expense; advertising expense; utilities expense; miscellaneous expense. transactions oct. 1 paid rent for the month, $3,600. 3 paid advertising expense, $1,200. 5 paid cash for supplies, $750. 6 purchased office equipment on account, $8,000. 10 received cash from customers on account, $14,800. 15 paid creditors on account, $7,110. 27 paid cash for miscellaneous expenses, $400. 30 paid telephone bill (utility expense) for the month, $250. 31 fees earned and billed to customers for the month, $33,100. 31 paid electricity bill (utility expense) for the month, $1,050. 31 withdrew cash for personal use, $2,500. journalize the following selected transactions for october 2019 in a two-column journal. refer to the chart of accounts for exact wording of account titles