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Maurer, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend o

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Question

Maurer, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of $4 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $4 per share for each of the next five years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a return of 10 percent on the company’s stock, how much will you pay for a share today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Maurer, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of $4 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $4 per share for each of the next five years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a return of 10 percent on the company’s stock, how much will you pay for a share today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Explanation / Answer

Dividend in year 1 = 4 + 4 = 8

Dividend in year 2 = 8 + 4 = 12

Dividend in year 3 = 12 + 4 = 16

Dividend in year 4 = 16 + 4 = 20

Dividend in year 5 = 20+ 4 = 24

After the 5th year ni dividend received so further the value is Zero

Year Dividend PVF @ 10% PV of dividend received 1 8               0.909        7.273 2 12               0.826        9.917 3 16               0.751     12.021 4 20               0.683     13.660 5 24               0.621     14.902 Value of Share today = $ 57.77