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Tetra, Inc., is expected to pay $9.1 to its shareholders as the
annual dividend at the end of this year. Simultaneously, the
company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 5.7
percent. If you require a rate of return of 11.0 percent, how much
are you willing to pay today to purchase one share of the company's
stock?
148.51
171.7
191.88
145.47
143.33
Solution :
Calculation of price of one share of a stock today :
The price of one share of a stock today can be calculated using the following formula :
P0 = D1 / ( Ke – g )
Where,
P0 = Price of the stock today ; D1 = Annual Dividend payment at the end of the year ;
Ke = Required rate of Return ; g = growth rate ;
As per the information given in the question we have
D1 = $ 9.1 ; g = 5.7 % = 0.057 ; Ke = 11.0 % = 0.11 ; P0 = To find ;
Applying the above values in the formula we have the price per share of stock as
= $ 9.1 / ( 0.11 – 0.057 )
= $ 9.1 / 0.053
= $ 171.6981
= $ 171.7 ( when rounded off to one decimal place )
Thus the price that can be paid today to purchase one share of the company's stock = $ 171.7
The solution is Option 2 = $ 171.7