Suppose a firm's common stock paid a dividend of $2 yesterday. You expect the dividend

to grow at the rate of 5% per year for the next 3 years; if you buy the stock, you plan to

hold it for 3 years and then sell it.

a. Find the expected dividend for each of the next 3 years; in other words, calculate

D1, D2, and D3. Note that D0 = $2.

b. Given that the appropriate discount rate is 12% and that the first of these dividend

payments will occur 1 year from now, find the present value of the dividend

stream; that is, calculate the PV of D1, D2, and D3, and then sum these PVs.

c. You expect the price of the stock 3 years from now to be $34.73 (i.e., you expect

P3= $34.73). Discounted at a 12% rate, what is the present value of this expected

future stock price? In other words, calculate the PV of $34.73.

d. If you plan to buy the stock, hold it for 3 years, and then sell it for $34.73, what is

the most you should pay for it?

e. Calculate the present value of this stock. Assume that g = 5% and is constant.

f. Is the value of this stock dependent on how long you plan to hold it? In other

words, if your planned holding period were 2 years or 5 years rather than 3 years,

would this affect the value of the stock today, P0? Explain your answer in detail.