1.

Metallica Bearings, Incorporated, 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 dividend of $10 per share 10 years from today and will increase the dividend by 4 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 12.5 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

2.

McCabe Corporation is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $15, $11, $10, and $6.50. Afterward, the company pledges to maintain a constant 5 percent growth rate in dividends forever. If the required return on the stock is 12 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.13

3.

Synovec Company is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 26 percent for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 6 percent thereafter. If the required return is 12 percent, and the company just paid a dividend of $1.90, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

4. E-Eyes.com just issued some new 20/20 preferred stock. The issue will pay an annual dividend of $24 in perpetuity, beginning 13 years from now. If the market requires a return of 3.8 percent on this investment, how much does a share of preferred stock cost today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)