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An investment that currently sells for $80 makes payments every year forever, which grow at 3% annually. If the next payment amount is $9, what is the annual return on this investment?
Answer - Annual Rate of Return = 14.25%
Explaination -
We can find the answer here by applying Gordon's Growth Model Formula,
P0 = D1 / Ke - G
where,
P0 = price of stock today
D1 = Next expected dividend
Ke = Cost of Equity or Return on investment
G = Growth rate
Therefore,
P0 = D1 / Ke - G
= $80 = $9 / Ke - 3%
By cross multiplying both sides we get,
= $80Ke - $2.4 = $9
= $80Ke = $9 + $2.4
= $80Ke = $11.4
= Ke = $11.4 / $80
= Ke = 0.1425 or 14.25%