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Common Stock - Principles of Finance - Solved Exam, Exams of Finance

Common Stock , Rate of Return, Maintain a Constant, Dividend Yield, Simple Motors, Golf World, Required Rate, Required Return, Dividend Growth Rate, Tubby Corporation Stock. Its solved exam paper for Principles of Finance course.

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Provide the single best response to the following questions. Each question is worth 3.33 points.
1. ABC Corporation's common stock dividend yield is 3.61%, it just paid a dividend of $2.75, and is
expected to pay a dividend of $2.89 one year from now. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant
rate indefinitely. What is the required rate of return on ABC stock?
A) 7.3%
B) 8.7%
C) 9.5%
D) 10.6%
E) 11.2%
2. Garage, Inc. is expected to maintain a constant 6% growth rate in its dividends, indefinitely. If the
company has a dividend yield of 5.4%, what is the required return on the company’s stock?
A) 11.72%
B) 11.4%
C) 11.76%
D) 12%
E) 10.8%
3. The dividend on Simple Motors common stock will be $3 in 1 year, $4.25 in 2 years, and $6.00 in 3
years. You can sell the stock for $110 in 3 years. If you require a 12% return on your investment, how
much would you be willing to pay for a share of this stock today?
A) $87.73
B) $88.63
C) $81.52
D) $110.05
E) $98.25
4. The stock of MTY Golf World currently sells for $89.92 per share. The firm will pay a dividend of
$5.09 in a year. If the required rate of return is 12.00%, what will the stock sell for one year from
now?
A) $ 95.00
B) $ 93.52
C) $ 95.32
D) $ 95.62
E) $100.71
5. What would you pay for a share of ABC Corporation stock today if the next dividend will be $3 per
share, your required return on equity investments is 18%, and the stock is expected to be worth $90
one year from now?
A) $78.81
B) $80.87
C) $82.56
D) $76.27
E) $79.27
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Provide the single best response to the following questions. Each question is worth 3.33 points.

  1. ABC Corporation's common stock dividend yield is 3.61%, it just paid a dividend of $2.75, and is expected to pay a dividend of $2.89 one year from now. Dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate indefinitely. What is the required rate of return on ABC stock? A) 7.3% B) 8.7% C) 9.5% D) 10.6% E) 11.2%
  2. Garage, Inc. is expected to maintain a constant 6% growth rate in its dividends, indefinitely. If the company has a dividend yield of 5.4%, what is the required return on the company’s stock? A) 11.72% B) 11.4% C) 11.76% D) 12% E) 10.8%
  3. The dividend on Simple Motors common stock will be $3 in 1 year, $4.25 in 2 years, and $6.00 in 3 years. You can sell the stock for $110 in 3 years. If you require a 12% return on your investment, how much would you be willing to pay for a share of this stock today? A) $87. B) $88. C) $81. D) $110. E) $98.
  4. The stock of MTY Golf World currently sells for $89.92 per share. The firm will pay a dividend of $5.09 in a year. If the required rate of return is 12.00%, what will the stock sell for one year from now? A) $ 95. B) $ 93. C) $ 95. D) $ 95. E) $100.
  5. What would you pay for a share of ABC Corporation stock today if the next dividend will be $3 per share, your required return on equity investments is 18%, and the stock is expected to be worth $ one year from now? A) $78. B) $80. C) $82. D) $76. E) $79.
  1. ABC Company's preferred stock is selling for $30 a share. If the required return is 8%, what will the annual dividend be four years from now? A) $1. B) $2. C) $3. D) $40. E) $32.
  2. Llano's stock is currently selling for $40.00. The expected dividend one year from now is $2 and the required return is 13%. What is this firm's implied dividend growth rate? A) 3% B) 5% C) 8% D) 10% E) 13%
  3. Tubby Corporation stock sells for $72. The market requires a 14% return on the stock. Assuming a constant dividend growth rate of 6%, what was the most recent dividend on the stock? A) $5. B) $5. C) $4. D) $10. E) $6.
  4. Bifocals has a new preferred issue called “10/10 preferred.” It is a very handsome issue of stock! But pricing it is difficult. You see, it will pay a preferred dividend of $10 per year indefinitely, but the first dividend will not be paid for 10 years. If investors require a 10% return on the 10/10 preferred, what will be the market price of the new stock issue, per share? A) $35. B) $ C) $38. D) $42. E) $46.

Use the following to answer questions 10-11:

  1. The implied earnings per share, in the most recent reporting period, must be: A) $2. B) $2. C) $1. D) $2. E) $2.

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