1. Stock Valuation [LO1] Apocalyptica Corp. pays a constant $8.50 dividend on its stock. The company will maintain this dividend for the next 11 years and will then cease paying dividends forever. If the required return on this stock is 12 percent, what is the current share price?

2. Stock Valuation and Required Return [LO1] Red, Inc., Yellow Corp., and Blue Company each will pay a dividend of $2.65 next year. The growth rate in dividends for all three companies is 5 percent. The required return for each company's stock is 8 percent, 11 percent, and 14 percent, respectively. What is the stock price for each company? What do you conclude about the relationship between the required return and the stock price?