Which of the following situations will most likely motivate managers to infl ate earnings inthe current period?A . Possibility of bond covenant violationB . Earnings in excess of analysts’ forecastsC . Earnings that are greater than the previous year

In which Market debt and stocks are traded and maturity period is more than a year? A. Money Market B. Share Market C. Short Term Market D. Capital Market

An analyst has estimated how a particular stock’s return will vary depending on what will happen to the economy.   What is the standard deviation? STATE OF THEECONOMY PROBABILITY OFSTATE OCCURRING STOCK'S EXPECTEDRATE IF THISSTATE OCCURS Recession Below Average Average Above Average Boom .10 .20 .40 .20 .10 (.60) (.10) .15 .40 .90

Consider the table given below to answer the following question. Asset value Earnings Net investment Free cash flow (FCF) Return on equity (ROE) Asset growth rate Earnings growth rate Present value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9.00 10.17 11.49 12.99 14.28 15.71 17.28 18.49 1.17 1.32 1.49 1.69 1.86 1.96 2.07 2.13 1.17 1.32 1.49 1.30 1.43 1.57 1.21 1.29 0.39 0.43 0.39 0.86 0.83 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.125 0.12 0.115 0.13 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.13 0.10 0.06 0.06 0.03 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.13 Year Assuming that competition drives down profitability (on existing assets as well as new investment) to 12.5% in year 6, 12% in year 7, 11.5% in year 8, and 9% in year 9 and all later years. What is the value of the concatenator business? Assume 12% cost of capital. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.) million

Consider the following information: State of Economy Recession. Normal Boom Probability of State of Economy .17 .58 .25 Rate of Return if State Occurs Stock A Stock B .08 -.12 11 .17 .34 a. Stock A expected return a. Stock B expected return b. Stock A standard deviation b. Stock B standard deviation a. Calculate the expected return for Stocks A and B. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the standard deviation for Stocks A and B. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) .16 Answer is complete but not entirely correct. 9.86 % 21.46 % 7.70 % 9.50 %

A company whose stock is selling at a P/E ratio greater than the P/E ratio of a market index most likely has   A. an anticipated earnings growth rate which is less than that of the average firm.   B. a dividend yield which is less than that of the average firm.   C. less predictable earnings growth than that of the average firm.   D. greater cyclicality of earnings growth than that of the average firm.

The tendency of the return on stockholders' equity to vary disproportionately from the return on total assets is because ofa. leverageb. solvencyc. Yieldd. quick assets

I need help with C

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Please also explain why other options are incorrect