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The last dividend paid on Spirex Corporation's common stock was $3.00 per share, and the expected constant growth rate of dividends is 6.00 percent. If you require a rate of return of 16.80 percent on this stock, what is the most you should pay per share?
| CALCUALTION OF D1 | |||||||
| Last Dividend (D0) | $ 3.00 | ||||||
| Next Dividend (D1) = (D0 X Groth) = ($ 3 X 1.06) = | $ 3.18 | ||||||
| Constant Gowth = | 6.0% | ||||||
| CALCULATION OF THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE STOCK | |||||||
| Formula | P0 = D1 / ( Ke - g ) | ||||||
| Ke = Cost of Equity = Required return = 16.80% or = | 0.168 | ||||||
| g = Growth rate = 6% = or = | 0.06 | ||||||
| P0 = Present Value of the stock | |||||||
| P0 = | D1 | "/" By ( | (Ke | (-) | Growth ) | ||
| P0 = | $ 3.18 | "/" By ( | 0.168 | (-) | 0.06 | ) | |
| P0 = | $ 3.18 | "/" By | 0.108 | ||||
| P0 = | $ 29.44 | ||||||
| Answer = We can pay maximum amount of this share = $ 29.44 | |||||||