You require an 11 percent return on your investment. Big business Corp. will pay a $3.60 per share dividend next year. The company pledges to increase its dividend by 4.5 percent per year indefinitely. How much will you pay for the company’s stock today? Suppose the company also has a preferred stock which sells for $113 per share and pays a $6.50 dividend every year in perpetuity. What is its required return?

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You require an 11 percent return on your investment. Big business Corp. will pay a $3.60 per share dividend next year. The company pledges to increase its dividend by 4.5 percent per year indefinitely. How much will you pay for the company’s stock today? Suppose the company also has a preferred stock which sells for $113 per share and pays a $6.50 dividend every year in perpetuity. What is its required return?

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