You buy a share of The Ludwig Corporation stock for $23.80. You expect it to pay

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You buy a share of The Ludwig Corporation stock for $23.80. You expect it to pay dividends of $1.08, $1.17, and $1.2675 in Years 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and you expect to sell it at a price of $30.64 at the end of 3 years.

Calculate the growth rate in dividends. Round your answer to two decimal places.
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Calculate the expected dividend yield. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Assuming that the calculated growth rate is expected to continue, you can add the dividend yield to the expected growth rate to obtain the expected total rate of return. What is this stock's expected total rate of return? Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Explanation / Answer

Calculation of Growth rate of Dividend Dividend Growth = (Current year Div- Last year div). / last Year Div. Growth Year 1 1.08 Year 2 1.17 =(1.17-1.08)/1.08 = 8.33% Year 3 1.2675 =(1.2675-1.17)/1.17 = 8.33% Expected Dividend Yeild = Expected Dividend / Exepected Price Expected Dividend = 1.2675*(1.0833) = 1.3731 Expected Dividend Yeild =    = 1.3731 / 30.64 = 4.48% Stock's expected total rate of return = Dividend Yeild + Growth rate =4.48%+8.33% = 12.81%

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