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Reddick Enterprises' stock is going to pay a dividend of $5 in the next year. Since then the dividend is projected to increase at a constant rate of 5.50% per year. The required rate of return on the stock, rs, is 9.00%. What is the present value of the 3rd year dividend? What is the price of the stock at the end of the 3rd year? (6 points Hint: to solve for P3 you need to use Div4)
1)present value of 3 year dividend =PVF 9%,D3
= .77218* 5.565125
= $ 4.2973
2)D4 =D1(1+g)^3
= 5 (1+.055)^3
= 5*1.17424
= 5.8712
Price at year3 =D4/(Rs-g)
= 5.8712/ (.09-.055)
= 5.8712 /.035
= $ 167.75 per share