Which of the following provides an illustrative example of changes in accounting principles? Select one: O a. A change in earnings per share, due to an increase in the number of shares of common stock. O b. A change in income, due to a change for post-retirement benefits. O c. A change in earnings before taxes, because of a change in internal rates on debt. O d. All of the above. O e. None of the above. When a firm repurchases shares of its own stock, Select one: O a. the earnings per share will rise. O b. the dividends paid out in total will decline. O c. the earnings per share growth rate will rise. O d. All of the above will happen. O e. None of the above will happen. Greshak Corp. recently paid a dividend of $4.50 per common share. The company projects its common dividends will increase by 10.0% next year, 20.0% in two years, and 6.0% three years from now. Thereafter, Greshak's common dividends are projected to grow at 3.0%, the company's long-term sustainable growth rate. Assuming the required rate of return on Greshak's common equity is 11.0%, what should the price of its common be? YOU MUST USE AT LEAST 4 DECIMAL PLACES IN ALL CALCULATIONS AND SHOW ALL WORK TO RECEIVE CREDIT. 1 X F A- B An investor who anticipates that a stock will decrease in value will strongly consider taking a position Select one O a. Long Ob Short Oc Will choose not to take a position A hedge fund Select one: a. is a public financial institution Ob has its shares registered with the Federal Reserve Oc is open to a select number of individual investors O d. has actively traded shares Which of the following are features of margin accounts? 3.0 tion Select one: O a. They leverage returns (.e., magnify the size of a gain or loss) O b. You must put up part of the purchase price in cash or other securities O c. Purchased securities are not delivered to the investor Od. The percentage of the total cost the investor must pay is set by the Federal Reserve Board O e. All of the above are features