You are considering the purchase of ordinary shares in Corbeaux Ltd$,$ which are currently trading at $$80.$ Dividends paid have increased steadily with payment of $$2,$ $$2\mathrm{.}05$ and $$2\mathrm{.}11$ for each of the past three years. You require a return of $8\%$ on an investment of this risk.

A$.$ Calculate the growth rate of dividends

B$.$ Explain whether this is a good investment

Abeng Ltd has $1000$per value, $6\%$ coupon bonds on the market that have $8$ years left to maturity. If the YTM on these bongs is $9\%$ what is the current price if interest is paid semi$-$annually?

Miracle LTD has just announced an issues of $5\%$ coupon, $10$ years bonds.the company hopes to raise $$50$ million wwhich it will use to fund expansion.Give $2$ reasons why miracle might have chosen to issue bonds rather than ordinary shares