A private startup company has just gone public. It is not expected to pay any dividends for the first 2 years. It is then expected to pay dividends of $13 per share with 10% growth for 4 years. After those four years, it is expected to have a dividend growth rate of 2.5% forever. If the required rate of return is 7%, what is the value of the stock? A public company that is a competitor to the private startup above is expected to issue dividends of $9 next year. At what growth rate would the public company's stock be identical to the stock of the private company above? The required rate of return for the public company is 8%