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Last year Artworks, Inc. paid a dividend of $1.50. You anticipate that the company’s growth rate is 4 percent and have a required rate of return of 9 percent for this type of equity investment. What is the maximum price you would be willing to pay for the stock? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
Ans $ 31.20
P0 = | Price of Share |
D1 = | Current Dividend |
Ke = | Cost of Equity |
g = | growth rate |
P0 = | D1 / (Ke - g) |
P0 = | 1.56 / (9%- 4%) |
P0 = | 31.20 |
D1 = | D0* (1 + g) |
D1 = | 1.50* (1 + 4.00%) |
D1 = | 1.5600 |