Exhibit 11.7 USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 68

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 11.7
USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
Consider a firm that has just paid a dividend of $1.5. An analyst expects dividends to grow at a rate of 9% per year for the next three years. After that dividends are expected to grow at a normal rate of 5% per year. Assume that the appropriate discount rate is 7%.
-Refer to Exhibit 11.7. The price of the stock today (P₀) is

• A)$84.81
• B)$87.81
• C)$91.09
• D)$94.32
• E)$97.61

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