(A) A friend is considering investing $3600 at the end of each year in every year for the next 40 years. How much will this investment be worth at the end of the 40 years if they earn an average annual rate of return of 11.6 per cent?

(B) Company X stock currently sells for $48.29 per share. The market requires a 13 percent return on the firm's stock. If the company maintains a constant 5.5 percent growth rate in dividends, what was the most recent annual dividend per share paid on the stock?

(C) Company Z is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next 7 years because the firm intends to reinvest all its earnings to generate growth. The company will then pay a $9 per share dividend in year 8 and will increase the dividend by 4 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 12 percent, what is the current share price?