Galloway, Inc. has an odd dividend policy. The company just paid a dividend of $6 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $1 per share for each of the next 4 years, and then never pay another dividend. How much are you willing to pay per share today to buy this stock if you require a 10 percent return?

A. $27.08
B. $24.15
C. $26.57
D. $32.60
E. $33.33

Respuesta :

Answer:

maximum Current Price of Stock = $26.57

correct option is C. $26.57

Explanation:

given data

dividend = $6 per share

increase the dividend = $1 per share

time = 4 year

return = 10 % = 0.1

to find out

How much are you willing to pay per share today to buy this stock

solution

we know that Current price we find dividend that is here

Year            Dividend

1                     (6+1) = $7

2                     (7+1) = $8

3                     (8+1) = $9

4                     (9+1) = $10

so here current price by dividend and present value

current price = [tex]\frac{D1}{(1+r)^1} +\frac{D2}{(1+r)^2} +\frac{D3}{(1+r)^3} +\frac{D4}{(1+r)^4}[/tex]        

current price =  [tex]\frac{7}{(1+0.1)^1} +\frac{8}{(1+0.1)^2} +\frac{9}{(1+0.1)^3} +\frac{10}{(1+0.1)^4}[/tex]

current price = $26.57

correct option is C. $26.57