ABC Ltd. is downsizing. The company paid an annual dividend of $4.50 last year and has announced plans to lower the dividend by 25 percent each year. Once the dividend amount becomes zero, the company will go out of business. You have a required rate of return of 18 percent on this particular stock. What are your shares in this firm worth today on a per share basis?

$7.41

$7.85

$8.28

$8.43