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Q1) Superlative Engineering, Ltd has been growing at a non-constant, supernormal

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Q1) Superlative Engineering, Ltd has been growing at a non-constant, supernormal rate of 20% and this will last for the next three years. The last dividend paid by the company was $6.00. From that point onwards Superlative Engineering will grow at a rate of 6% indefinitely. If the company’s required rate of return is 16%, what is the value of the stock today?

Q2)

A new investment on the market promises to pay you $2142 per year forever in exchange for a payment today of $28,000. What is the interest rate earned on the investment?

Explanation / Answer

1)

Price = PV of dividends + PV of terminla value

Terminla value = D*(1+g) / (r-g)

   = 6*(1+20%)3*(1+6%) / (16%-6%) = 109.9008

Price = 6*(1+20%) / (1+16%) + 6*(1+20%)2 / (1+16%)2 + 6*(1+20%)3 / (1+16%)3+ 109.9008 / 1+16%)3 =

= 89.6790

2)

its perpetuity

r = annual payments / Intial investment

= 2142 / 28000

= 7.65%