The Shoe Box Will Not Pay a Dividend for the Next

question 32

Multiple Choice

The Shoe Box will not pay a dividend for the next two years.The following two years,it will pay annual dividends of $1 per share.Starting in year 5,the dividends will increase by 4 percent annually.The discount rate is 8 percent.What is the value of this stock today?

• A) $18.18
• B) $20.64
• C) $22.63
• D) $24.08
• E) $27.09

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