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Michael\'s, Inc. just paid $2.25 to its shareholders as the annual dividend. Sim

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Question

Michael's, Inc. just paid $2.25 to its shareholders as the annual dividend. Simultaneously, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 4.90 percent. If you require a rate of return of 9.1 percent, how much are you willing to pay today to purchase one share of Michael's stock?

Michael's, Inc. just paid $2.25 to its shareholders as the annual dividend. Simultaneously, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 4.90 percent. If you require a rate of return of 9.1 percent, how much are you willing to pay today to purchase one share of Michael's stock?

Explanation / Answer

Current price=D1/(Required return-Growth rate)

=(2.25*1.049)/(0.091-0.049)

=(2.36025/0.042)

which is equal to

=$56.20(Approx).