Answer:
(a) $4.08
(b) $51.03
Explanation:
Constant growth rate for earnings:
= (EPS for any year ÷ EPS for the previous year) - 1
= (8.40 ÷ 8.00) - 1
= 0.05
= 5%
(a) EPS for 2016 = EPS for 2015 × (1 + 5%)
= 9.72 × 1.05
= $10.21
Dividend for 2016 = 40% × EPS for 2016
= 40% × 10.206
= $4.08
(b) Stock Price at the beginning of 2016:
= Dividend for 2016 ÷ (Required rate of return - Constant growth rate)
= 4.0824 ÷ (0.13 - 0.05)
= $51.03