At the beginning of 2007 (the year the iPhone was introduce was $81.47. Apple's price at the end of 2007 was $190.85. managers exceed their investors' required return as given by The expected return is %. (Round to two decimal places

On March 9, 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a new low. The index closed at 6,547.05, which was down 79.89 that day. What was the return (in percent) of the stock market that day? (Negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Return of stock market %

Today, Apple paid a $1.50 dividend (it pays dividends semi- annually). Future dividends are expected to grow at the constant rate of 2% per semi- annual period. If the effective semi-annual rate is 6% what is the current stock price of apple? Please show formulas and procedure used. Thanks!

You inverted $10,000 in a large U.S. stocks at the beginning of 2016 and earned 6% in 2016, 2.0% in 2017, 4.5% in 2018, and 1.6% in 2019. What average return did you earn during the 2016-2019 period?

27) You are pleased to see that you have been given a 4.48% raise this year.​ However, you read on the Wall Street Journal Web site that inflation over the past year has been 2.38%. How much better off are you in terms of real purchasing​ power? ​(Note: Be careful not to round any intermediate steps less than six decimal​ places.) Your real purchasing power is ____% ​(Round to two decimal​ places.)

In October 2017 a pound of apples cost $1.61, while oranges cost $1.25. Two years earlier the price of apples was only $1.40 a pound and that of oranges was $1.11 a pound. a. What was the annual compound rate of growth in the price of apples? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. What was the annual compound rate of growth in the price of oranges? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) c. If the same rates of growth persist in the future, what will be the price of apples in 2030? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. If the same rates of growth persist in the future, what will be the price of oranges in 2030? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Digital Technology wishes to determine its coefficient of variation as a company over time. The firm projects the following data (in millions of dollars): Year 1 3 6 9 Profits: Expected Value $ 97 135 243 277 Year 1 3 6 a. Compute the coefficient of variation (V) for each time period. Note: Round your answers to 3 decimal places. 9 Standard Deviation $34 55 Yes 128 176 No b. Does the risk (V) appear to be increasing over a period of time? Coefficient of Variation

Suppose a firm has had the following historic sales figures. Year: 2016 Sales $1,420,000 2017 $1,720,000 Next year's sales 2018 2019 2020 $1,600,000 $2,010,000 $1,770,000 What would be the forecast for next year's sales using FORECAST.ETS to estimate a trend? Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar. 27