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1. A share of common stock will pay a dividend of $2.50 next year. If the stock

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Question

1. A share of common stock will pay a dividend of $2.50 next year. If the stock price is currently $25 and the constant growth rate is 6%, then what is the rate of return (Rs)?

a. 6%   b. 10%

c. 11% d. 16%

e. 17%

2. A share of common stock just paid a dividend of $1.00. If the rate of return (Rs) is 10% and the constant growth rate is 5%, then what is the price of the stock?

a. $10.00                 b. $10.50

c. $20.00                   d. $21.00

e. $22.00

3. Cash flow to a firm is $45 million for the next year. Cash flow will grow continuously at 5% forever. The firm has $100 million in debt and 50 million shares outstanding. If the rate of return (WACC) is 10%, then what is the price of the stock?

Stock Price Today, P0 = ________

Explanation / Answer

1.Rate of return=(D1/Current price)+Growth rate

=(2.5/25)+0.06

=16%

2.

Current price=D1/(Required return-Growth rate)

=(1*1.05)/(0.1-0.05)

=$21

3.

Value after next year=(Cash flow for next year*Growth rate)/(WACC-Growth rate)

=(45*1.05)/(0.1-0.05)=$945million

Total current value=Future cash flows*Present value of discounting factor(10%,time period)

=45/1.1+945/1.1

=$900million

Hence value of common stock=(Total current value-Value of debt)

=(900-100)=$800million

Hence price of the stock=$800million/50million shares

=$16.