Today is January 2, 2018The last day of 2017 was December 31st, and a construction company named LewCo paid an annual dividend of $5 per share. The company started in 1958 and has always paid a dividend on the last day of the year, LewCo increased the dividend by 4% each year I. What expected return (discount rate, cost of capital) are investors attaching to LewCo based on the dividend discount model? We labeled this r in class. 2. Based on the model, what will be the price of the stock a year from now on January 2, 2019? Remember that the company pays a dividend on December 31 of each year. 3. Assume an investor purchased $1,000 of LewCo stock today on January 2, 2018 and liquidated the position a year later, they sold the stock on January 2, 2019 after receiving the dividend payment. A. What would be the investor's price return or capital gain (percent and dollars)? B. What would be the investor's total return on the investment (percent and dollars)? 4. LewCo announces on the evening of January 2, 2018, that the recent housing crash and subsequent regulatory changes have reduced demand for their construction projects, resulting in a change to their earnings outlook and dividend policy. They announce that they plan to hold their dividend constant at S3 per year for the foreseeable future. A. What do you predict will be the new share price assuming the cost of capital (r) as in question 1? B. You believe the housing market will recover and LewCo will resume growing its dividend. What is the value of the company assuming dividends growth is zero for five years and then the dividends grow again at 4% per year? Paula Worth, a private wealth advisor, saw your original analysis of LewCo from question 1. She approaches you with an idea. She says that your $1000 investment in 5 shares will produce a cash flow of $26 next year with 4% growth per year She suggests pledging the $1000 as collateral for a loan and using the proceeds to buy $2,000 ofstock producing a cash flow of $52 next year with 4% growth. She says that the interest charge and her fee will be one-quarter of the dividends from the stock. Thus, your first-year cash flow, is $39 with 4% growth per year. She suggests you value this levered position (bought using debt) using the cost of capital (r') from question 1. She argues further that such an analysis shows an immediate 50% appreciation of your investment. Do you agree with her analysis and is it worthwhile to pay her fee for arranging the loan? Explain fully