Because of insincere firms jumping on the "green" bandwagon, consumers bring a healthy skepticism to environmental claims, but they are also unwilling to sacrifice product performance and quality

In investors’ minds, Wilson’s share buyback could be a signal that the company:

Janet Wu is treasurer of Wilson Paper Company, a manufacturer of paper products for the office and school markets. Wilson Paper is selling one of its divisions for $70 million cash. Wu is considering whether to recommend a special dividend of $70 million or a repurchase of 2 million shares of Wilson common stock in the open market. She is reviewing some possible effects of the buyback with the company’s financial analyst. Wilson has a longterm record of gradually increasing earnings and dividends. Wilson’s board has also approved capital spending of $15 million to be entirely funded out of this year’s earnings. Book value of equity $750 million ($30 a share) Shares outstanding 25 million 12-month trading range $25–$35 Current share price $35 After-tax cost of borrowing 7% 60 Learning Outcomes, Summary Overview, and Problems part-i-07 13 January 2012; 10:21:1 Estimated full year earnings $25 million Last year’s dividends $9 million Target debt/equity (market value) 35/65 A. is decreasing its financial leverage. B. views its shares as undervalued in the marketplace. C. has more investment opportunities than it could fund internally.

A ________ is a tool for assessing discriminant analysis results that plots the group membership of each case on a graph

A) characteristic profile B) scattergram C) territorial map D) pie chart