Bankston Corporation Forecasts That If All of Its Existing Financial

question 85

Multiple Choice

Bankston Corporation forecasts that if all of its existing financial policies are followed, its proposed capital budget would be so large that it would have to issue new common stock. Since new stock has a higher cost than retained earnings, Bankston would like to avoid issuing new stock. Which of the following actions would REDUCE its need to issue new common stock?

• A) Increase the dividend payout ratio for the upcoming year.
• B) Increase the percentage of debt in the target capital structure.
• C) Increase the proposed capital budget.
• D) Reduce the amount of short-term bank debt in order to increase the current ratio.
• E) Reduce the percentage of debt in the target capital structure.

Differentiate between the surface and deep structures of language.

Acknowledge the critical periods in language acquisition and the implications for learning languages.

Understand the basic concepts and terms related to language development and cognition in children.

Recognize the importance of mirror neurons in language acquisition and imitation.

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Definitions:

Capital-Asset-Pricing Model

A model used in finance to determine a theoretically appropriate required rate of return of an asset, considering its risk relative to the market.

Dividend Growth Approach

A method of valuing a company's stock based on the assumption that dividends will grow at a constant rate indefinitely.

Risk Premium Approach

A method of calculating the required rate of return for an investment by adding a premium for the investment's risk to the risk-free rate of return.

Capital Budgeting

The process a business undergoes to evaluate potential major projects or investments, analyzing the expected cash flows to determine whether they meet a set investment criteria.