1. Suppose a stock had an initial price of $68 per share, paid a dividend of $1.4 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $85. Compute the percentage total return.
2. Construct a cash budget for the quarter for a company with the following informaiton:
A company is constructing its cash budget. December sales were $5,900. Monthly sales are expected to be $5,000 in January, $5,400 in February, and $4,800 in March. 40% of its customers pay in the first month and take the 2% discount, while the remaining 60% pay in the month following the sale and do not receive a discount. The firm has no bad debts. Purchases for the next month’s sales are constant at 50% of the projected sales for the current month. “Other payments,” which include wages, rent and taxes, are 25% of sales for the current month. Construct a cash budget for the quarter.