Exhibit 20-7 USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT PROBLEM(S)

question 57

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 20-7
USE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT 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% per year for the next three years. After that dividends are expected to grow at a normal rate of 5% per year. Assume that the appropriate discount rate is 7%.
-Refer to Exhibit 20-7. What is the price of the stock today (P?) ?

• A) $84.81
• B) $87.81
• C) $91.09
• D) $94.32
• E) $97.61

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