After One Year, a Company Will Pay $5 in Dividends

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Essay

After one year, a company will pay $5 in dividends. It commits to paying $5.30 two years from the current date. This growth rate for dividends is expected to continue indefinitely. The U.S. Treasury bond yield is 8% and the equity-risk premium is equal to 2.5%. Compute the required stock return and current price of this stock, using the dividend-discount model.

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