Consider a share of stock in a company that will pay a dividend of $20 one year from today and immediately liquidate its assets. Your expected share of the liquidated assets is $5. Your time value of money is such that you consider $1.05 a year from today is equivalent to $1.00 today. What is the maximum you would be willing to pay for a share of stock in this company?​   a. ​$25.00   b. ​$17.39   c. ​$23.81   d. $20.00     2. An example of a currency board regime might be if the United States were to pledge to     a. ​undertake an intervention in the currency market if the US dollar approaches the lower bound.   b. ​convert or exchange US dollars for the euro at any time at a stated fixed price because the euro is the anchor currency of the US dollar.     c. ​undertake an intervention in the currency market if the US dollar approaches the upper bound.   d. ​undertake an intervention in the currency market if the euro approaches either the upper or lower bound.

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  1. Consider a share of stock in a company that will pay a dividend of $20 one year from today and immediately liquidate its assets. Your expected share of the liquidated assets is $5. Your time value of money is such that you consider $1.05 a year from today is equivalent to $1.00 today. What is the maximum you would be willing to pay for a share of stock in this company?​
      a.
    ​$25.00
      b.
    ​$17.39
      c.
    ​$23.81
      d.
    $20.00

     

     

    2. An example of a currency board regime might be if the United States were to pledge to
     
      a.
    ​undertake an intervention in the currency market if the US dollar approaches the lower bound.
      b.
    ​convert or exchange US dollars for the euro at any time at a stated fixed price because the euro is the anchor currency of the US dollar.  
      c.
    ​undertake an intervention in the currency market if the US dollar approaches the upper bound.
      d.
    ​undertake an intervention in the currency market if the euro approaches either the upper or lower bound.
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