You Have a Chance to Purchase a Perpetual Security That

question 90

Multiple Choice

You have a chance to purchase a perpetual security that has a stated annual payment (cash flow) of $50.However,this is an unusual security in that the payment will increase at an annual rate of 5 percent per year;this increase is designed to help you keep up with inflation.The next payment to be received (your first payment,due in 1 year) will be $52.50.If your required rate of return is 15 percent,how much should you be willing to pay for this security?

• A) $350
• B) $482
• C) $525
• D) $556
• E) $610

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Definitions:

Expense Account

An account that records the costs incurred by a business during a period, such as rent, utilities, and salaries.

Dividends Declared

Profits that a company's board of directors has decided to distribute to its shareholders, typically in the form of cash payments or additional shares.

Cash Account

A financial account that records cash transactions, both receipts and disbursements, within a business.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders as dividends but is kept by the company to reinvest in its core business or to pay debt.