Question: 1. John's company's just paid a dividend of $2.40 per share on its stock and the dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 5% per year. If the required rate of return on this stock is 12%, what is value of this stock?
2. Thomas Brothers stock is selling for $6.25 per share and it is expected to pay a $.50 per share dividend at the end of the year. The dividend of the stock is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% per year. What is expected rate of return on the stock ?
3. Johnson Manufacturing is expected to pay a dividend of $1.25 per share at The End of the year (D1 = $1.25). The stock sells for $32.50 per share, and its required rate of return is 10.5%. The dividend is expected to grow at some constant rate, g, forever. What is the equilibrium expected growth rate?