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Use the following information to answer questions 6, 7 and 8. A stock currently trades for $30 share and is expected to pay a dividend of $1.20 in one year. Its expected price right after paying that dividend is $33.
6-The expected dividend yield is closest to:
Group of answer choices
a.4.20%
b.3.60%
c.3.40%
d.4.00%
7.The expected capital gain rate is closest to:
Group of answer choices
a.6.0%
b.4.0%
c.14.0%
d.10.0%
8-Assuming the stock is correctly priced, the cost of capital is closest to:
Group of answer choices
a.6.0%
b.14.0%
c.10.0%
d.4.0%
9-Suppose the S&P500 index is priced according to the Gordon model. The total cash payout next year is expected to be 4.3% of the current market value of the index. The total cash payout is then expected to grow at 1.5% forever. The expected return on the S&P500 implied by the Gordon model is closest to:
Group of answer choices
a.1.5%
b.9.71%
c.5.8%
d.4.3%
Please refer to below spreadsheet for calculation and answer. Cell reference also provided.
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