Price-earnings ratio will be 12.55 . Retained earnings will increase by $ 462,000 . The common stock of Dayton Repair sells for $ 43.19 a share . The stock is expected to pay $ 2.28 per share next year when the annual dividend is distributed . The firm has established a pattern of increasing its dividends by 2.15 percent annually and expects to continue doing so . What is the market rate of return on this stock ? 7.67 percent 7.59 percent 7.43 percent 7.14 percent 7.28 percent Which one of the following should earn the most risk premium based on CAPM ? Diversified portfolio with returns similar to the overall market . Stock with a beta of 1.38 . Portfolio with a beta of 1.01 . U . S . Treasury bill . Stock with a beta of 0.74 . Which one of these actions will increase the operating cycle ? Assume all else held constant . Decreasing the receivables turnover rate . Decreasing the payables period . Decreasing the average inventory level . Increasing the payables period . Increasing the inventory turnover rate . Oil Wells offers 6.5 percent coupon bonds with semiannual payments and a yield to maturity of 6.94 percent . The bonds mature in seven years . What is the market price per bond if the face value is $ 1,000 ? $ 902.60 $ 996.48 $ 913.48 $ 989.70 $ 975.93 Three Corners Markets paid an annual dividend of $ 1.37 a share last month . Today , the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 2.8 percent annually . If you require a return of 11.6