Answer the following questions. Table 6-4 or Table 6-5. (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round the PV factors to 4 decimals.)

Required:

a. Spencer Co.'s common stock is expected to have a dividend of $4 per share for each of the next ten years, and it is estimated that the market value per share will be $144 at the end of ten years. If an investor requires a return on investment of 8%, what is the maximum price the investor would be willing to pay for a share of Spencer Co. common stock today? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

b. Mario bought a bond with a face amount of $1,000, a stated interest rate of 8%, and a maturity date seventeen years in the future for $978. The bond pays interest on an annual basis. Three years have gone by and the market interest rate is now 10%. What is the market value of the bond today? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

c. Alexis purchased a U.S. Series EE savings bond for $500, and six years later received $709.22 when the bond was redeemed. What average annual return on investment did Alexis earn over the six years?

TABLE 6.4 FACTORS FOR CALCULATING THE PRESENT VALUE OF $1 Discount Rate Periods 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 1 8% 20% 0.980 0.9615 0.9434 0.9259 0.9091 0.8929 0.8772 0.8621 0.8475 0.8333 0.961 0.9246 0.8900 0.85730.8264 0.7972 0.7695 0.7432 0.7182 0.6944 0.942 0.8890 0.8396 0.7938 0.7513 0.7118 0.6750 0.64070.6086 0.5787 0.924 0.8548 0.7921 0.7350 0.6830 0.6355 0.5921 0.5523 0.5158 0.4823 0.906 0.8219 0.7473 0.6806 0.6209 0.5674 0.5194 0.47610.4371 0.4019 0.888 0.7903 0.7050 0.6302 0.5645 0.5066 0.4556 0.4104 0.3704 0.3349 0.871 0.7599 0.6651 0.5835 0.5132 0.4523 0.3996 0.3538 0.3139 0.2791 0.853 0.7307 0.6274 0.5403 0.4665 0.4039 0.3506 0.3050 0.2660 0.2326 0.8370.7026 0.5919 0.5002 0.4241 0.3606 0.3075 0.2630 0.2255 0.1938 0.820 0.6756 0.5584 0.4632 0.3855 0.3220 0.2697 0.2267 0.1911 0.1615 0.804 0.6496 0.5268 0.4289 0.3505 0.2875 0.2366 0.1954 0.1619 0.1346 0.788 0.6246 0.4970 0.3971 0.3186 0.2567 0.2076 0.1685 0.1372 0.1122 0.773 0.6006 0.4688 0.3677 0.2897 0.2292 0.1821 0.1452 0.1163 0.0935 0.758 0.5775 0.4423 0.3405 0.2633 0.2046 0.1597 0.1252 0.0985 0.0779 0.743 0.5553 0.4173 0.3152 0.2394 0.1827 0.1401 0.1079 0.0835 0.0649 0.728 0.5339 0.3936 0.2919 0.2176 0.1631 0.1229 0.0930 0.0708 0.0541 0.714 0.5134 0.3714 0.2703 0.1978 0.1456 0.1078 0.0802 0.0600 0.0451 0.700 0.4936 0.3503 0.2502 0.1799 0.1300 0.0946 0.0691 0.0508 0.0376 0.686 0.4746 0.3305 0.2317 0.1635 0.1161 0.0829 0.0596 0.0431 0.0313 0.673 0.4564 0.3118 0.2145 0.1486 0.1037 0.0728 0.0514 0.0365 0.0261 0.660 0.4388 0.2942 0.1987 0.1351 0.0926 0.0638 0.0443 0.0309 0.0217 0.647 0.4220 0.2775 0.1839 0.1228 0.0826 0.0560 0.0382 0.0262 0.0181 0.634 0.4057 0.2618 0.1703 0.1117 0.0738 0.0491 0.0329 0.0222 0.0151 0.622 0.3901 0.2470 0.577 0.1015 0.0659 0.0431 0.0284 0.0188 0.0126 0.610 0.3751 0.2330 0.1460 0.0923 0.0588 0.0378 0.0245 0.0160 0.0105 0.552 0.3083 0.1741 0.0994 0.0573 0.0334 0.0196 0.0116 0.0070 0.0042 0.500 0.2534 0.1301 0.0676 0.0356 0.0189 0.0102 0.0055 0.0030 0.0017 0.453 0.2083 0.0972 0.0460 0.0221 0.0107 0.0053 0.0026 0.0013 0.0007 0.410 0.1712 0.0727 0.0313 0.0137 0.0061 0.00270.0013 0.0006 0.0003 0.372 0.1407 0.0543 0.0213 0.0085 0.0035 0.0014 0.0006 0.0003 0.0001 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 13 15 16 18 19 20 23 24 25 30 35 40 45 50