Gray Manufacturing Is Expected to Pay a Dividend of $1

question 39

Multiple Choice

Gray Manufacturing is expected to pay a dividend of $1.25 per share at the end of the year (D₁ = $1.25) .The stock sells for $27.50 per share,and its required rate of return is 10.5%.The dividend is expected to grow at some constant rate,g,forever.What is the equilibrium expected growth rate?

• A) 6.01%
• B) 5.54%
• C) 6.07%
• D) 6.91%
• E) 5.95%

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