ABC Corp has issued a 4.5% noncumulative preferred stock. Two years ago, ABC paid $1.50 dividend per share. Last year, ABC paid $2.00 per share dividend. Before Abc Corp can pay a dividend to common shareholders this year how much must the company pay in dividends to its preferred shareholders

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)

Firms like papa john’s, domino’s, and pizza hut sell pizza and other products that are differentiated in nature. while numerous pizza chains exist in most locations, the differentiated nature of these firms’ products permits them to charge prices above marginal cost. given these observations, is the pizza industry most likely a monopoly, perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, or an oligopoly industry?

Why does the downward-sloping production possibilities curve imply that factors of production are scarce?