USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 53

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
Consider a firm that has just paid a dividend of $1.5. An analyst expects dividends to grow at a rate of 9 percent per year for the next three years. After that dividends are expected to grow at a normal rate of 5 percent per year. Assume that the appropriate discount rate is 7 percent.
-Refer to Exhibit 8.4. The future price of the stock in year 3 is

• A) $81.75.
• B) $84.81.
• C) $92.56.
• D) $101.85.
• E) $111.16.

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