IBM Expects to Pay a Dividend of $4 Next Year

question 61

Multiple Choice

IBM expects to pay a dividend of $4 next year and expects these dividends to grow at 7% a year.The price of IBM is $90 per share.What is IBM's cost of equity capital?

• A)9.65%
• B)10.23%
• C)10.89%
• D)11.44%

Describe various types of reproductive isolation and their role in speciation.

Explain the mechanisms through which new alleles and genetic variations arise.

Understand the concept of artificial selection and its implications on species evolution.

Identify the factors leading to hybrid sterility and their contributions to reproductive isolation.

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