According to the 2018 Value Line Investment Survey, the growth rate in dividends for Abbott Laboratories for

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According to the 2018 Value Line Investment Survey, the growth rate in dividends for Abbott Laboratories for the previous five years has been negative 11.5 percent. If investors feel this growth rate will continue, what is the required return for the company?s stock? Does this number make sense? What are some of the potential reasons for the negative growth in dividends?

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Essentials of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-1260013955

10th edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan

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