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Pike Corporation just paid a dividend of $1.80 a share (that is, D 0 = $1.80). T

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Question

Pike Corporation just paid a dividend of $1.80 a share (that is, D0 = $1.80). The dividend is expected to grow 11 percent a year for the next 3 years and then at 3 percent a year thereafter. What is D5, the expected dividend per share for Year 5?

Pike Corporation just paid a dividend of $1.80 a share (that is, D0 = $1.80). The dividend is expected to grow 11 percent a year for the next 3 years and then at 3 percent a year thereafter. What is D5, the expected dividend per share for Year 5?

I know the answer is $2.61, but I dont know how to solve it. May I know step by step?

Explanation / Answer

the expected dividend per share for Year 5 = 1.80*1.11^3 * 1.03^2

the expected dividend per share for Year 5 = 2.61