Valorous Corporation will pay a dividend of $1.80 per share at this year's end and a divdend of $2.40 per share at the end of next year. It is expected that the price of Valorous' stock will be $44 per share after two years. If valorous has an equity cost of capital of 8%, what is the maximum price that a prudent investor would be willing to pay for a share of Valorous stock today?
a) 41.45
b) 42.40
c) 39.27
d) 40.22