Elk County Telephone has paid the dividends shown in the following table over the previous 6 years:

Year / Dividend per share

2015	$6.96
2014	$6.75
2013	$6.56
2012	$6.37
2011	$6.18
2010	$6.00

The firm's dividend per share next year is expected to be $7.16.

A. If you can earn 15% on similar-rish investments, what is the most you would be willing to pay per share? B. If you can earn only 12% on similar -risk investments, what is the most you would be willing to pay per share? c. According to the findings in part a and b, as risk decreases, the required rate of return (increases/decreases), causing the share price to (fall/rise)