Exhibit 12.3 Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)

question 118

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 12.3
Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)
Assume that the dividend payout ratio will be 55 percent when the rate on long-term government bonds falls to 9 percent. Since investors are becoming more risk averse, the equity risk premium will rise to 8 percent and investors will require a 7 percent return. The return on equity will be 13 percent.
-Refer to Exhibit 12.3.To what price will the market rise if the earnings expectation is $1.5?

• A) $138.42
• B) $90.36
• C) $71.74
• D) $105.30
• E) $85.14

---

Definitions:

Equivalent Unit

A measure used in accounting to express the amount of work done by employees or the amount of goods produced in terms of fully completed units.

Process Costing

is a costing method used where production is continuous, assigning costs to units of product based on the processes they go through.

Conversion Costs

Costs related to transforming raw materials into finished goods, specifically including direct labor and manufacturing overhead expenses.

Equivalent Unit

A measure used in process costing that converts the work done on partial units into a number of fully completed units.