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uestion 7 On January 2, 2014, Judy Smith purchased 700 shares of New Telecommuni

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Question

uestion 7

On January 2, 2014, Judy Smith purchased 700 shares of New Telecommunications common stock at $34 per share. The company paid a $1.25 dividend per share on December 28 of that year, and raised the amount by $0.25 per share for a distribution on December 28, 2015. Judy sold her investment on December 30, 2015, generating a $4,000 gain on the sale of stock.

Required:

A. Prepare a dated listing of the cash inflows and outflows related to Judy's stock investment. Ignore income taxes.
B. Assume that Judy has a 8% hurdle rate for all investments. Rounding to the nearest dollar, compute the net present value of her investment in New and determine whether she achieved her 8% goal.

Explanation / Answer

A)Outflows:

Purchase of the stock = 700 shares x $34 = $23,800

Cash inflows (Dividend)

Receiving dividend = 700 shares x $1.25 per share = 875

Cash inflow (sale)

Sale value = 23800 +4000

                     = 27,800

N=1

R= 8%

                FV = PV x (1+r)^n

                    = 23,800 x(1+0.08)^1

                     = 25,700

Judy has received =27800+875 = 28675

She is getting more than of what she is expected to get. So she achieved her objective.