. Percentages need to be entered in decimal format, for instance 3% would be entered as .03.Microweb Company has never paid a dividend. But, this year, the company expects to pay a dividend equal to $2.50 per share, and it plans to continue paying this same dividend for the following two years (a total of three years). After the $2.50 dividend is paid at the end of Year 3 (i.e. beginning in Year 4), the company expects the dividend to grow at a normal (constant) 3% growth rate , and this growth rate will continue indefinitely (there is no nonconstant growth expected). If investors require a 14% rate of return to purchase the company's common stock, what should be the market value of Microweb's stock today (current price)? What would the market value (price) be at the end of Year 3?Ultimate Electric, Inc. has just developed a solar panel capable of generating 200% more electricity than any solar panel currently on the market. As a result, Ultimate is expected to experience a 15% annual (nonconstant) growth rate for the next five years (supernormal period). When the five-year period ends, other firms will have developed comparable technology, and Ultimate's growth rate will slow to 5% per year (constant) indefinitely. Stockholders require a return of 12% on Ultimate's stock. The firms's most recent annual dividend (D0), which was paid yesterday, was $1.75 per share. What is the current price (P0) of the stock today? What is the market value (price) at the end of Year 5?Consider the scenario in Question 2, what is the dividend yield in Year 1 and Year 5? What is the expected capital gains yield in Year 1 and Year 5? What is the expected total return (dividend yield plus capital gains yield) for Year 1 and Year 5?Consider the scenario in Question 2 and suppose your boss believes that Ultimate's annual nonconstant growth rate will only be 12% during the next five years and that the firm's normal growth rate will only be 4%. Under these conditions, what is the current price of Ultimate's stock? What is the price at the end of Year 5?Consider the scenario in Question 2 and suppose your boss regards Ultimate as being quite risky; therefore, your boss believes that the required rate of return should be higher than the 12% originally specified. What is the current price of the stock, if the required rate of return is 13%? 15%? 20%? What is the effect of the higher required rates of return on Ultimate's stock price? CO7GRAPHINSTRUCTIONSChapter 7 Spreadsheet-Related Problem (C07)Supernormal Growth Stock Valuation1. The following model is set up to compete the value of a stock of a company that experiencessupernormal growth for a maximum of five years.2. There are a number of instructions with which you should be familiar to use these computerized models.These instructions appear in a separate worksheet labeled INSTRUCTIONS. If you have not already doneso, you should read these instructions now. To read these instructions, click on the worksheet labeledINSTRUCTIONS.INPUT DATA:KEY OUTPUTS:Nonconstant growthNormal (constant) growthReq. rate of returnLast dividend (DO)Supernormal periodCurrent price (P0)$29.57$34.595.28%25.00%2.00%Price at the end of Year 411.00%Dividend yield in Year 1Dividend yield in Year 4Cap. gains yield in Year 1Cap. gains yield in Year 4Total return both yrs$1.254 years9.00%5.72%2.00%11.00%MODEL-GENERATED DATA:Expected dividends:PV of dividends:YearYear11.5611.411.9521.592.4431.793.0542.01Stock price:Stock price:End of Year 434.59Today, PO29.57Yields in Year 4Yields in Year 1Dividend9.00%Dividend5.28%2.00%5.72%11.00%Capital GainCapital GainTotal11.00%Total1234 5 C07GRAPHINSTRUCTIONS4321

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.  Percentages need to be entered in decimal format, for instance 3% would be entered as .03.Microweb Company has never paid a dividend.  But, this year, the company expects to pay a dividend equal to $2.50 per share, and it plans to continue paying this same dividend for the following two years (a total of three years).  After the $2.50 dividend is paid at the end of Year 3 (i.e. beginning in Year 4), the company expects the dividend to grow at a normal (constant) 3% growth rate , and this growth rate will continue indefinitely (there is no nonconstant growth expected).  If investors require a 14% rate of return to purchase the company's common stock, what should be the market value of Microweb's stock today (current price)?  What would the market value (price) be at the end of Year 3?Ultimate Electric, Inc. has just developed a solar panel capable of generating 200% more electricity than any solar panel currently on the market.  As a result, Ultimate is expected to experience a 15% annual (nonconstant) growth rate for the next five years (supernormal period).  When the five-year period ends, other firms will have developed comparable technology, and Ultimate's growth rate will slow to 5% per year (constant) indefinitely.  Stockholders require a return of 12% on Ultimate's stock.  The firms's most recent annual dividend (D0), which was paid yesterday, was $1.75 per share.  What is the current price (P0) of the stock today?  What is the market value (price) at the end of Year 5?Consider the scenario in Question 2, what is the dividend yield in Year 1 and Year 5?  What is the expected capital gains yield in Year 1 and Year 5?  What is the expected total return (dividend yield plus capital gains yield) for Year 1 and Year 5?Consider the scenario in Question 2 and suppose your boss believes that Ultimate's annual nonconstant growth rate will only be 12% during the next five years and that the firm's normal growth rate will only be 4%.  Under these conditions, what is the current price of Ultimate's stock?  What is the price at the end of Year 5?Consider the scenario in Question 2 and suppose your boss regards Ultimate as being quite risky; therefore, your boss believes that the required rate of return should be higher than the 12% originally specified.  What is the current price of the stock, if the required rate of return is 13%?  15%?  20%?  What is the effect of the higher required rates of return on Ultimate's stock price? CO7GRAPHINSTRUCTIONSChapter 7 Spreadsheet-Related Problem (C07)Supernormal Growth Stock Valuation1. The following model is set up to compete the value of a stock of a company that experiencessupernormal growth for a maximum of five years.2. There are a number of instructions with which you should be familiar to use these computerized models.These instructions appear in a separate worksheet labeled INSTRUCTIONS. If you have not already doneso, you should read these instructions now. To read these instructions, click on the worksheet labeledINSTRUCTIONS.INPUT DATA:KEY OUTPUTS:Nonconstant growthNormal (constant) growthReq. rate of returnLast dividend (DO)Supernormal periodCurrent price (P0)$29.57$34.595.28%25.00%2.00%Price at the end of Year 411.00%Dividend yield in Year 1Dividend yield in Year 4Cap. gains yield in Year 1Cap. gains yield in Year 4Total return both yrs$1.254 years9.00%5.72%2.00%11.00%MODEL-GENERATED DATA:Expected dividends:PV of dividends:YearYear11.5611.411.9521.592.4431.793.0542.01Stock price:Stock price:End of Year 434.59Today, PO29.57Yields in Year 4Yields in Year 1Dividend9.00%Dividend5.28%2.00%5.72%11.00%Capital GainCapital GainTotal11.00%Total1234 5 C07GRAPHINSTRUCTIONS4321

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