A Fast Growing Firm Recently Paid a Dividend of $1

question 16

Multiple Choice

A fast growing firm recently paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is expected to increase at a 25 percent rate for the next three years. Afterwards, a more stable 8 percent growth rate can be assumed. If a 10 percent discount rate is appropriate for this stock, what is its value?

• A) $12.50
• B) $75.93
• C) $83.13
• D) $120.24

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Definitions:

Service Department Costs

Expenses associated with departments that do not directly produce goods but provide essential support services to production departments.

Operating Departments

Departments within an organization that are directly involved in producing the company's goods or delivering services, as opposed to administrative departments.

Process Costing

A costing method used in industries where production is continuous and units are identical, assigning costs to units of product based on the process they go through.

Inventory

An asset that represents the total amount of goods and or materials a company holds for sale or production in the normal course of business.