9. What is the effective annual rate (EAR)? What is the EAR for a nom a. Compounded semiannually? b. Compounded quarterly? c. Compounded monthly? over the next nine years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will pay a dividend of $14 per share 10 years from today and will increase the dividend by 3.9 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 11.6 percent, what is the current share price? 10. Metallica Bearings, Inc, s a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock