One position expressed in the financial literature is that firms set their dividends as aresidual after using income to support new investment.a. Explain what a residual dividend policy implies, illustrating your answer with a tableshowing how different investment opportunities can lead to different dividend payoutratios.b. Think back to Chapter 14 where we considered the relationship between capital structureand the cost of capital. If the WACC-versus-debt-ratio plot was shaped like a sharp V,would this have a different implication for the importance of setting dividends accordingto the residual policy than if the plot was shaped like a shallow bowl (a flattened U)?

Apart from using PE ratio, what is another way of valuing the stock price? if we have the EPS, Share Price, Dividend Per Share, ROE and the discount rate (R).  And what are the assumptions and the limitations of this model? What can be said about the dividend growth model? Similarly what can be said about the capital asset pricing model?

which one is correct please confirm? QUESTION 37 Which of the following statements is true concerning companies that do not pay dividends?   a. The cost of equity capital can be estimated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model.   b. The cost of equity capital is equal to the growth short-term rate of earnings per share.   c. The dividend capitalization model can be used to determine an accurate cost of equity capital.   d. None of these are correct

of stion According to MM Case II, if the expected return on assets decreases, what happens to the expected return on equity? Select one: Oa increases O b. remains constant Oc decreases O d. depends on the firm's capital structure Time le

WoeBeTide's chief objective is to meet its investment needs and maintain its target debt-equity ratio before paying dividends. WoeBeTide is following a dividend approach. Select one: a. cyclical b. stable C. compromise d. residual e. stochastic

Which of the followings proposes that there is a tradeoff between level of borrowing and benefit of tax shields up a point after which financial distress costs start kicking in?     CAPM     Static capital structure theory     M&M Proposition I     M&M Proposition II     Pecking order theory   Floation cost includes     Gross spread     Direct expenses     Indirect expenses     Abnormal returns     All of above   Which one of the followings states that the value of a firm is unrelated to the firm's capital structure?     Capital Asset Pricing Model     M&M Proposition I     M&M Proposition II     Law of One Price     Efficient Markets Hypothesis

How does a cost-efficient capital market help reduce the prices of goods and services? Describe the different ways in which capital can be transferred from suppliers of capital to those who are demanding capital. Is an initial public offering an example of a primary or a secondary market transaction? Indicate whether the following instruments are examples of money market or capital market securities. a. US Treasury bills b. Long-term corporate bonds c. Common stocks d. Preferred stocks e. Dealer commercial paper Briefly explain what is meant by the term efficiency continuum.

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. If the statementis false, explain why.f. If a firm follows a residual dividend policy then, holding all else constant, its dividend payout will tend to rise whenever the firm’s investment opportunities improve.

Dividend policy may be affected by firm level as well as macroeconomic level factors. Select FIVE variables (at least 2 firm-level factors/variables and at least 2 macroeconomic factors/variables) from the list shown below. Explain and discuss the predicted impact of selected factors on dividend policy using relevant theories. i.e. what theories help to predict the positive or negative impact on the dividend payout and why. FIRM-LEVEL FACTOR/VARIABLE Asset growth rate Positive NPV investment opportunities Capital intensity of the production process Free cash flow generated Number of individual shareholders Relative tightness of ownership coalition Size of largest block holder MACROECONOMIC FACTOR/VARIABLE Transaction costs of security issuance Personal tax rates on dividend income Personal tax rates on capital gain Importance of institutional investors Corporate governance power of institutional investors Capital market, relative to intermediated (bank) financing

of stion According to MM Case II, if the expected return on assets decreases, what happens to the expected return on equity? Select one: Oa increases O b. remains constant Oc decreases O d. depends on the firm's capital structure Time le