Sure Tool Company Is Expected to Pay a Dividend of $2

question 94

Multiple Choice

Sure Tool Company is expected to pay a dividend of $2 in the upcoming year. The risk-free rate of return is 4%, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 14%. Analysts expect the price of Sure Tool Company shares to be $22 a year from now. The beta of Sure Tool Company's stock is 1.25. The market's required rate of return on Sure's stock is

• A) 14.0%.
• B) 17.5%.
• C) 16.5%.
• D) 15.25%.
• E) None of the options are correct.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead Controllable Variance

Manufacturing Overhead Controllable Variance is the difference between the budgeted and actual manufacturing overhead costs that management has control over.

Flexible Manufacturing Overhead Budget

A plan that estimates the variable and fixed overhead costs for each level of production activity.

Direct Labor Hour

A measure of the labor directly involved in producing goods or services, expressed in hours.

Volume Overhead Variances

The difference between the budgeted overhead costs based on expected volume and the actual overhead costs incurred.