An Issue of Common Stock Is Expected to Pay a Dividend

question 34

Multiple Choice

An issue of common stock is expected to pay a dividend of $4.00 at the end of the year. Its growth rate is equal to 8%. If the required rate of return is 15%, what is its current price?

• A) $103.68
• B) $50.00
• C) $26.67
• D) none of the other answers are correct

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Definitions:

Adam Smith

An 18th-century Scottish economist and philosopher, widely considered the father of modern economics, best known for his works on the principles of free market capitalism.

Free Markets

Economic systems in which the prices for goods and services are determined by the open market and consumers, without government intervention.

Equilibrium Price

The rate in the marketplace at which the volume of goods being offered is the same as the volume of goods being sought.

Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of a good or service at which demand meets supply.