Question 1Share ValuationThe board of Santova Ltd is exploring ways to expand the number of shares outstanding in an effort to reduce themarket price per share to a level that the firm considers more appealing to investors. The options under consideration are a 20% stock dividend and, alternatively, a 5-for-4 stock split. At the same time, the firm’s equity account and other per-share information are as follows:

Preferred stock0Common stock ( 100,000 shares at R1 par)100000Paid-in capital in excess of par900000

Retained earnings700000Total stockholders' equity1700000Share priceR30EPSR3,60DPSR1,08P/ER8,33a)< br />
Show the effects on the equity account, EPS and P/E ratio of a 20% of a stock dividend.

After stock 20% dividendPreferred stockCommon stock ( )[2]Paid-in capital in excess of par[2]Retained earnings[2]Total stockholders' equity0[2]Change in price[1]Net Income[1]Change in EPS[1]b) Show the effect on the equity accounts, EPS and

The monthly sales for yazici​ batteries, inc., were as​ follows: month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sept oct nov dec sales 19 20 17 12 11 18 16 17 19 22 21 24 this exercise contains only parts b and c. ​b) the forecast for the next month​ (jan) using the naive method​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to a whole​ number). the forecast for the next period​ (jan) using a​ 3-month moving average approach​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). the forecast for the next period​ (jan) using a​ 6-month weighted average with weights of 0.10​, 0.10​, 0.10​, 0.20​, 0.20​, and 0.30​, where the heaviest weights are applied to the most recent month​ = nothing sales ​(round your response to one decimal​ place). using exponential smoothing with alpha ​= 0.40 and a september forecast of 21.00​, the forecast for the next period​ (jan) = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). using a method of trend​ projection, the forecast for the next month​ (jan) = nothing sales ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). ​c) the method that can be used for making a forecast for the month of march is ▾ a 3-month moving average a 6-month weighted moving average exponential smoothing the naive method a trend projection .