USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)

question 24

Multiple Choice

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM(S)
The aggregate market currently has a retention ratio of 60 percent, a required rate of return of 12 percent, and an expected growth rate for dividends of 4 percent.
-Refer to Exhibit 9.9. Starting with the initial conditions, you expect the retention ratio to be constant, the rate of inflation to increase by 2 percent, and the growth rate to increase by 1 percent. What is the expected P/E?

• A) 4.44
• B) 5.00
• C) 5.71
• D) 6.67
• E) 8.00

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