1. Using a ratio analysis, what is the current financila information on the company Apple? What is Apple's current cash flow position?
2. Suppose a firm has had the following historic sales figures. Year: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Sales $ 1,500,000 $ 1,670,000 $ 1,580,000 $ 2,160,000 $ 1,890,000 What would be the forecast for next year’s sales using regression to estimate a trend?
3. A stock with a beta of 1.5 has an expected rate of return of 20%. If the market return this year turns out to be 11 percentage points below expectations, what is your best guess as to the rate of return on the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 1 decimal place.)
Stock return _________%