Builtrite Furniture just paid an annual dividend of $2.75 last week and investors' believe that dividends will continue to grow at a 7% rate into the future. The current price of Builtrite's common stock is $72. What return do investors' require of Builtrite stock?

Barry Cuda is considering the purchase of the following Builtrite bond: $1000 par, 6 1/4% coupon rate, 15 year maturity that is currently selling for $980. If Barry purchases this bond, what would his approximate yield to maturity be?

Beginning in 5 years, (end of years 5, 6 and 7) Sally Mander will receive three annual benefit checks of $25,000 each. If Sally assumes an interest rate of 6%, what is the present value of these checks?