1. Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next nine years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will pay a $16 per share dividend in 10 years and will increase the dividend by 5 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 10 percent, what is the current share price?
2. After successfully completing your corporate finance class, you feel the next challenge ahead is to serve on the board of directors of Schenkel Enterprises. Unfortunately, you will be the only person voting for you. Schenkel has 380,000 shares outstanding, and the stock currently sells for $41. Assume that Schenkel uses cumulative voting, and there are four seats in the current election. How much will it cost you to buy a seat?