VALUATION OF COMMON STOCK:
Spendex Corporation currently (time 0) pays a dividend of $1 per share on its common stock. Dividends are expected to grow at 10 percent per year for the next three years, then at 8 percent per year in the following two years, after which the growth in dividends should remain constant at 5 percent. As an investor you require a 15 percent rate of return on this equity investment. What is the maximum price you would be willing to pay for a share of Spendex?