Question

Bon Chance, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of $3 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $5 per share for each of the next four years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a return of 9.7 percent on the company’s stock, how much will you pay for a share today

Answer 1

Answer:

If you require a return of 9.7 percent on the company’s stock, you will pay $47.61 for a share today .

Explanation:

Price today = Present Value of Dividends

Present Value of Dividends :  

Year                Dividend             Discounting Factor(9.7%)

0                 3.0000  

1                    8.00                 0.9115770282588880

2                    13.00                 0.8309726784493050

3                     18.00                  0.7574956047851460

4                     23.00                  0.6905155923292130  

year                                     Present Value(Dividend* Discounting factor)

0

1                                                                         7.2926162260711000

2                                                                        10.8026448198410000

3                                                                        13.6349208861326000

4                                                                        15.8818586235719000

Present Value of Dividends                            47.612040555616600

Therefore, If you require a return of 9.7 percent on the company’s stock, you will pay $47.61 for a share today .