Kermit Industries' Current Common Stock Dividend Is $1

question 8

Multiple Choice

Kermit Industries' current common stock dividend is $1.35 per share, and the dividend is expected to grow at 6% per year into the foreseeable future. Currently the risk-free rate is 4.5% and the estimated market risk premium is 8.5%. Merrill Lynch has estimated KI's beta to be 1.10. Compute the expected price for KI's common stock.

• A) $17.20
• B) $10.33
• C) $18.23
• D) $49.35

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Definitions:

Supply Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of the good that producers are willing to supply.

Willingness To Pay

The maximum amount an individual is prepared to spend to obtain a good or service or to avoid something undesirable.

Consumer Surplus

Consumer surplus is the difference between the maximum price consumers are willing to pay for a product or service and the actual price they pay.

Producer Surplus

Producer Surplus is the difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive, often depicted as the area above the supply curve and below the market price.