Answer: a. $31.5 ; b. $45.
Explanation:
A. What price should the stock sell at? The discount rate is 15%.
The dividend for the first year will be:
= $3 × (100% + 5%)
= $3 × 105%
= $3 × 1.05
= $3.15
Since Price = D1/Ke - g
Price = 3.15/0.15 - 0.05
Price = 3.15/0.10
Price = $31.5
B. How would your answer change if the discount rate was only 12%?
Price = D1/Ke - g
Price = 3.15/(0.12 - 0.05)
= 3.15/0.07
= $45
The answer changed because the discount rate has been reduced which led to the increase in the answer.
