Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 11

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Wyatt Oil,an all-equity financed firm,has just reported EPS of $4.00 per share.Despite an economic downturn,Wyatt is confident regarding its current investment opportunities,but due to the current financial crisis,Wyatt does not wish to fund these investments externally.Wyatt's board has therefore decided to suspend its stock repurchase plan and cut its dividend to $1 per share (from its current level of $2 per share) and retain these funds instead.The firm just paid its current dividend of $1.00 per share and expects to keep its dividend at $1 per share next year as well.In subsequent years,it expects its growth opportunities to slow,and it will still be able to fund its growth internally with a target 40% dividend payout ratio,and reinitiating its stock repurchase plan for a total payout rate of 60%.All dividends and repurchases occur at the end of each year.
Wyatt's existing operations are expected to generate the current level of earnings per share in the future.Assume that the return on new investments is 16% and that reinvestments will account for all future earnings growth.Wyatt's current equity cost of capital is 12%.
-Wyatt's current stock price is closest to:

• A)$51.23.
• B)$54.00.
• C)$49.11.
• D)$61.38.

Recognize the strategic planning process and its phases in different organizational contexts.

Analyze the application of SWOT analysis in personal and organizational assessments.

Understand the application of marketing strategies to personal branding and marketing oneself.

Comprehend the role of strategic questions in the marketing planning process.

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Definitions:

Industry Experience

Refers to the practical knowledge and insight gained through direct involvement and work within a specific industry.

Normal Returns

The minimum profit necessary for a company to remain competitive in the market, essentially covering opportunity costs.

Perfectly Elastic

Describes a situation in demand or supply where the quantity demanded or supplied changes infinitely in response to any change in price.

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, and free entry and exit, which leads to price being equal to marginal cost.