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What is the current price for abc Inc. common stock if the stock
is expected to pay a dividend of $1.00 in one year, $1.40 in two
years and $1.90 in three years, assuming you will sell the sock in
three years for $90.39 (just after you receive the third dividend)
and the required rate of return is 8%
Current price=Future dividend and value*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time period)
=1/1.08+1.4/1.08^2+1.9/1.08^3+90.39/1.08^3
which is equal to
=$75.39(Approx)