a. Todd Mountain Development Corporation is expected to pay a dividend of $2.50 in the upcoming year. Dividends are expected to grow at the rate of 8% per year. The risk-free rate of return is 5%, and the expected return on the market portfolio is 12%. The stock of Todd Mountain Development Corporation has a beta of .75. Using the CAPM, the return you should require on the stock is _________.
b. ART has come out with a new and improved product. As a result, the firm projects an ROE of 25%, and it will maintain a plowback ratio of .20. Its earnings this year will be $3 per share. Investors expect a 12% rate of return on the stock. At what price would you expect ART to sell?
c. Gagliardi Way Corporation has an expected ROE of 15%. If it pays out 30% of its earnings as dividends, its dividend growth rate will be _____.