Homework 3 Due on Tuesday, November 26 1 Xytex Products just paid a dividend of $1.62 per share, and the stock currently sells for $28. If the discount rate is 10 percent, what is the dividend growth rate? 2. The last dividend paid by New Technologies was an annual dividend of $1.40 a share. Dividends for the next 3 years will be increased at an annual rate of 8 percent. After that, dividends are expected to increase by 3 percent each year. The discount rate is 16 percent. What is the current value of this stock? 3. Home Interiors has net income of $248,000. The firm has decided to pay $160,000 of that income out to the shareholders. What is the firm's retention ratio