Answer:
Option (D) is correct.
Explanation:
Given that,
Stock is expected to pay a year-end dividend, D1 = $2.00
Dividend is expected to decline at a rate, g = 5% a year (g = −5%)
Required rate of return = 15%
Expected stock price at the beginning of the next year:
[tex]=\frac{Next\ year\ dividend\times(1+growth\ rate)}{Required\ rate-Growth\ rate}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{2\times(1+(-5percent))}{15percent-(-5percent)}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{2\times95\ percent}{20percent}[/tex]
= $9.5
Therefore, the company's expected stock price at the beginning of next year is $9.50.