What are the central concerns of economics?

Universal Laser, Inc., just paid a dividend of $3.10 on its stock. The growth rate in dividends is expected to be a constant 6 p

Vadim26 [7]

Answer:

Ans. The current price of the stock is $56.82

Explanation:

Hi, well, the problem here is that we have different discount rates, in other words the required rate of return for the stock changes several times, therefore we are going to break this problem in 3 parts, or bring to present value all the cash flows in 3 steps. Let´s start with the value of the dividends.

We have to use the following formula.

$Dn=D_{(n-1)} *(1+g)$

Where, D(n-1) is last dividend and Dn is the dividend that we are looking for, for example, D1 = 3.10*(1+0.06)=3.29, D2=3.29*(1+0.06)=3.48, and so forth. The amount to pay on dividends per share is,

D1=3.29; D2=3.48; D3=3.69; D4=3.91; D5=4.15; D6=4.40; D(7)=4.66

Since the first 3 years are to be discounted at a 15%, this is how the formula should look like.

$PV(1)=\frac{D1}{(1+r(1))^{1} } +\frac{D2}{(1+r(1))^{2} } +\frac{D3}{(1+r(1))^{3} }$

$PV(1)=\frac{3.29}{(1+0.15)^{1} } +\frac{3.48}{(1+0.15)^{2} } +\frac{3.69}{(1+0.15)^{3} }=7.92$

Now, for the second part, we have to bring all cash flows to year 3 at r(2)=13% and then bring it to present value at r(1)=15%. This is because we have 2 different discount rates, this is as follows.

$PV(2)=(\frac{D4}{(1+r(2))^{1} } +\frac{D5}{(1+r(2))^{2} } +\frac{D6}{(1+r(2))^{3} })*\frac{1}{((1+r(1)^{3} }$

$PV(2)=(\frac{3.91}{(1+0.13)^{1} } +\frac{4.15}{(1+0.13)^{2} } +\frac{4.40}{(1+0.13)^{3} })*\frac{1}{(1+0.15)^{3} } =6.42$

Finally, we need to bring all the future cash flows from year 7 and beyond, notice that we need to use the return rate r(3) to bring everything to year 6, then we have to bring it to year 3 and then to present value, everything as follows.

$PV(3)=(\frac{D7}{(r(3)-g)} )*(\frac{1}{(1+r(2))^{3} } )*(\frac{1}{(1+r(1))^{3} } )$

$PV(3)=(\frac{4.66}{(0.11-0.06)} )*(\frac{1}{(1+0.13)^{3} } )*(\frac{1}{(1+0.15)^{3} } )=42.48$

So, the price of the stock is PV(1) + PV(2) + PV(3), or:

$Price=7.92+6.42+42.48=56.82$

Price= $56.82/share

Best of luck.

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3 years ago

Fatima is struggling in her job and is experiencing increased dissatisfaction. She related to you that her manager has been unfa

oee [108]

Answer:

Cognitive dissonance

Explanation:

Cognitive dissonance is a psychological notion when an individual experiences thoughts and emotions that are not consistent (no matter the environment). In this example, it was expected from Fatima to quit her job (since she hated the manager). In spite of that, she continued to work. That caused the cognitive dissonance in her behavior, as she changed her attitude.

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4 years ago

Question help what is the definition of monopoly?

Juliette [100K]

Monopoly is a seller that is selling a unique product in the market and in a monopoly market, the seller faces no competition. 
A firm that is a monopoly can ignore the actions of other firms. From the given option the following best describes monopoly:
C: A monopoly is a firm that is the only seller of a product in a given industry.

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3 years ago

Difference between debit the receiver and credit the giver

Vinil7 [7]

Answer:

Explanation:

When a payment is made to somebody, you debit the receiver of that payment and credit Cash or Bank as money is paid from cash or by means of cheque. When money or cheques are received, you credit the person who is paying you and you debit the cash or bank.

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3 years ago

During 2021, Blossom Company purchased the net assets of Ayayai Corporation for $2178000. On the date of the transaction, Ayayai

Evgesh-ka [11]

Answer:

When the purchase price is lower than the fair market value, accountants generally refer to this as negative goodwill. All negative goodwill must be reported as a gain.

the net fair market value of assets = $1,069,200 + $2,494,800 - $594,000 = $2,970,000

gain = fair market value - purchase price = $2,970,000 - $2,178,000 = $792,000

Another way to refer to this type of situation is a bargain purchase.

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3 years ago