The final stage in the product life cycle is ________

What happens to the premiums for yearly renewable term insurance as an insured gets older?

A) They increase at an increasing rate. B) They increase at a decreasing rate. C) They decrease at a constant rate. D) They remain level.

Assume that you own 2500 shares of Omicron stock and that Omicron uses the entire $40 million to repurchase shares. Suppose you are unhappy with Omicron's decision and would prefer that Omicron used the excess cash to pay a special dividend

Omicron Technologies has $40 million in excess cash and no debt. The firm expects to generate additional free cash flows of $32 million per year in subsequent years and will pay out these future free cash flows as regular dividends. Omicron's unlevered cost of capital is 8% and there are 8 million shares outstanding. Omicron's board is meeting to decide whether to pay out its $40 million in excess cash as a special dividend or to use it to repurchase shares of the firm's stock. The number of shares that you would have to sell in order to receive the same amount of cash as if Omicron paid the special dividend is closest to ________ shares. A) 227.27 B) 272.73 C) 454.55 D) 181.82