Investments in smaller company stock compared to investments in larger company stock are generally: A) more volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have less diversified sources of income. B) more volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have more diversified sources of income. C) less volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have less diversified sources of income. D) less volatile because they are less liquid, have less stock issued and have more diversified sources of income.

According to Modigliani and Miller, a firm's dividend policy is irrelevant:   if the financial markets are inefficient   if the financial markets are perfect   if the financial markets are efficient   if all investors are rational   because dividends are discretionary

Which one of the following statements about dividend policies is FALSE? a. One advantage of dividend reinvestment plans is that they allow shareholders to maintain a position in a company with minimal trading. b. One key disadvantage of a residual dividend policy is that it makes it hard for a company to follow a stable dividend policy. c. The clientele effect suggests that brokerage companies should choose customers whose dividend preferences match those of their client service borkers. d. The "bird-in-the-hand effect" is the argument that investors prefer dividends to capital gains because dividends are more certain than capital gains. e. In today's tax environment, gains through stock repurchases and dividend payments are taxed at the same rate

Why are unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale securities not reported as a component of net income? Select one: a. Because goodwill exists that must be separately accounted for b. Because the investor has the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee c. Because consolidated financial statements must be prepared d. Because large swings in market value over which management has no control may distort current period performance as measured by net income

If the Modigliani and Miller hypothesis about dividends is correct, and if one found a group of companies which differed only with respect to dividend policy, which of the following statements would be most correct? Group of answer choices None of these statements is true. All of these statements are true. The total expected return, which in equilibrium is also equal to the required return, would be higher for those companies with lower payout ratios because of the greater risk associated with capital gains versus dividends. If the expected total return of each of the sample companies were divided into a dividend yield and a growth rate, and then a scatter diagram (or regression) analysis were undertaken, then the slope of the regression line (or b in the equation D1/P0 = a + b(g)) would be equal to +1.0. The residual dividend model should not be used, because it is inconsistent with the MM dividend hypothesis.

Financial Leverage: a.can impact profitability. b.increases when stock is issued. c.is a sign of financial weakness. d.All of the above. e.None of the above.

The corporate valuation model, the price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple approach, and the economic value added (EVA) approach are some examples of valuation techniques. The corporate valuation model is similar to the dividend-based valuation that you’ve done in previous problems, but it focuses on a firm’s free cash flows (FCFs) instead of its dividends. Some firms don’t pay dividends, or their dividends are difficult to forecast. For that reason, some analysts use the corporate valuation model.   Charles Underwood Agency Inc. has an expected net operating profit after taxes, EBIT(1 – T), of $17,400 million in the coming year. In addition, the firm is expected to have net capital expenditures of $2,610 million, and net operating working capital (NOWC) is expected to increase by $30 million. How much free cash flow (FCF) is Charles Underwood Agency Inc. expected to generate over the next year? $14,820 million   $19,980 million   $321,693 million   $14,760 million…

Empirical evidence indicates that the returns to shareholders of the target firm vary significantly from the returns to the shareholders of the acquiring firm. Identify the shareholders that tend to realize the smaller return and provide some possible explanation for these low returns.