The problem is that the speed of light is believed to be the highest speed at which something can travel, so it is unlikely that we will be able to travel into the past. As an object nears the speed of light, its relativistic mass increases until, at the speed of light, it becomes infinite.
1 Just like accounts for assets and liabilities, the entries in ownersâ equity accounts are for the actual, historical transactions of the business. 2  One value of the ownership shares for both public and private businesses is book value per share. You calculate the book value per share for a business as follows: Ownersâ equity Ã· Number of stock shares outstanding = Book value per share. The business shown in the figure has issued 8.5 million capital stock shares. The book value of its $217.72 million ownersâ equity divided by the number of stock shares gives a book value per share of $25.61.
13. Lake Co. has just paid a dividend $2 per share out of earnings of $4 per share. If the book value per share is $25 and is currently selling for $30 per share, calculate the required rate of return on the stock.3. Lake Co. has just paid a dividend $2 per share out of earnings of $4 per share. If the book value per share is $25 and is currently selling for $30 per share, calculate the required rate of return on the stock.