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As financial manager of Corton Inc., you are investigating a possible acquisition of Denham. You have the basic data given in the following table.
| Corton | Denham | |||||||
| Forecast earnings per share | $ | 6.80 | $ | 1.80 | ||||
| Forecast dividend per share | $ | 4.08 | $ | .96 | ||||
| Number of shares | 1,900,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||
| Stock price | $ | 90 | $ | 20 | ||||
You estimate that investors expect a steady growth of about 6% in Denham’s earnings and dividends. Under new management, this growth rate would be increased to 8.80% per year without the need for additional capital.