Computer stocks currently provide an expected rate of return of 23%. MBI, a large computer company, will pay a year-end dividend of $3.40 per share.

a. If the stock is selling at $64 per share, what must be the market's expectation of the growth rate of MBI dividends? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Growth rate .....................................%

b-1. If dividend growth forecasts for MBI are revised downward to 10% per year, what will happen to the price of MBI stock?

The price will fall.

The price will rise.

b-2. What (qualitatively) will happen to the company's priceearnings ratio?

The priceearnings ratio will rise.

The priceearnings ratio will fall