George Mason University Finance Compounded Annually Questions

Problem 1:

a) What is the price today of a stock that just paid a dividend (at t=0) of $1.00 per share if the dividend is expected to grow by 15% for the next two years (t = 1 and 2) and then by 4% per year, thereafter.Assume r=12% per year (compounded annually).

b) At what price should the stock sell two years from today (just the instant before the t=2 dividend)?

Problem 2:

What is the value today of receiving $1,000 every other year for twenty years (10 payments, total)……

a) If the first payment is received two years from today, and the appropriate discount rate is 10% per year, compounded annually?

b) If the first payment is received one year from today, and the appropriate discount rate is 10% per year, compounded annually?

c) If the first payment is received one year from today, and the appropriate discount rate is 10% per year, compounded semi-annually?