Suppose a Stock Is Not Currently Paying Dividends, and Its

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose a stock is not currently paying dividends, and its management has announced that it will not pay a dividend for at least 5 years, but that it does expect to start paying dividends sometime in the future.Under these conditions, which of the following statements is correct?

• A) Since it is expected to someday pay dividends, the value of the stock today can be found with this equation: P₀ = /(r − g).
• B) The value of the stock cannot be found, even theoretically, by finding the present value of expected future dividends.
• C) According to the text, such a stock should have a value of zero.Any actual value could only come from bids by people who want to control the company in order to draw salaries.
• D) The value of the stock could be found by DCF procedures, but we would have to insert zeros for until such time as we expect the company to begin paying dividends.

Identify the role and activation mechanisms of various molecules in olfaction.

Recognize the replacement and specificity of olfactory receptors.

Describe the process of depolarization in olfactory neurons.

Comprehend features and renewal rates of taste buds.

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Definitions:

Input

Resources used in the production process, including labor, raw materials, and capital.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated from employing one more unit of a factor of production, such as labor.

Productivity

Productivity measures the efficiency of production in terms of the amount of goods and services produced from a given amount of inputs, such as labor and capital, within a specific period.

Derived Demand

Derived demand refers to the demand for a good or service that originates from the demand for another good or service.