1. The Bell Weather Co. is a new firm in a rapidly growing industry. The company is planning on increasing its annual dividend by 17 percent a year for the next 4 years and then decreasing the growth rate to 6 percent per year. The company just paid its annual dividend in the amount of $2.40 per share. What is the current value of one share of this stock if the required rate of return is 7.90 percent?

$199.31

$185.11

$253.30

$250.90

$196.91

2. NU YU announced today that it will begin paying annual dividends. The first dividend will be paid next year in the amount of $0.43 a share. The following dividends will be $0.48, $0.63, and $0.93 a share annually for the following three years, respectively. After that, dividends are projected to increase by 3.1 percent per year. How much are you willing to pay today to buy one share of this stock if your desired rate of return is 12 percent?

$2.16

$8.65

$10.77

$11.20

$11.11

3. The Red Bud Co. pays a constant dividend of $2.20 a share. The company announced today that it will continue to do this for another 2 years after which time they will discontinue paying dividends permanently. What is one share of this stock worth today if the required rate of return is 7.8 percent?

$4.40

$2.46

$6.13

$3.93

$2.37