In 2006 and? 2007, Kenneth Cole Productions? (KCP) paid annual dividends of $ 0.69. In? 2008, KCP paid an annual dividend of $ 0.39, and then paid no further dividends through 2012. Suppose KCP was acquired at the end of 2012 for $ 15.23 per share. a. What would an investor with perfect foresight of the above been willing to pay for KCP at the start of? 2006?
?(Note?: Because an investor with perfect foresight bears no? risk, use a? risk-free equity cost of capital of 5.5 %.)
b. Does your answer to
(a?) imply that the market for KCP stock was inefficient in? 2006?
a. What would an investor with perfect foresight of the above been willing to pay for KCP at the start of? 2006?
?(Note?: Because an investor with perfect foresight bears no? risk, use a? risk-free equity cost of capital of 5.5 %)
The present value of the cash flows is ?$ nothing.
?(Round to the nearest? cent.)