Maurer, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of $5 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $6 per share for each of the next five years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a return of 12 percent on the company’s stock, how much will you pay for a share today? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Smiling Elephant, Inc., has an issue of preferred stock outstanding that pays a $5.60 dividend every year, in perpetuity.   If this issue currently sells for $80.40 per share, what is the required return? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

The current price of Parador Industries stock is $67 per share. Current sales per share are $18.75, the sales growth rate is 8 percent, and Parador does not pay a dividend. The expected return on Parador stock is 13 percent. Calculate the sales per share one-year - ahead. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Calculate the P/S ratio one-year - ahead. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 3 decimal places.

Bedeker, Inc., has an issue of preferred stock outstanding that pays a $5.75 dividend every year in perpetuity. If this issue currently sells for $97 per share, what is the required return? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Halley Corporation pays a constant $13.50 dividend on Its stock. The company will maintain this dividend for the next 8 years and will then cease paying dividends forever. If the required return on this stock is 11 percent, what is the current share price? Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Share price

HQZ Inc., has just paid a dividend of $3.79 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $2.64 per share for each of the next four years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a return of 8.73 percent on the company's stock, how much will you pay for a share today? Answer to two decimals.

Premier, Incorporated, has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of $11.00 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $9.00 per share for each of the next four years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a return of 16 percent on the company's stock, how much will you pay for a share today? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16. Current share price

HQZ Inc., has just paid a dividend of $4.9 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $2.36 per share for each of the next four years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a return of 9.43 percent on the company's stock, how much will you pay for a share today? Answer to two decimals.

Simtek currently pays a $3.5 dividend (D0) per share. Next year’s dividend is expected to be $4 per share. After next year, dividends are expected to increase at a 8 percent annual rate for 3 years and a 3 percent annual rate thereafter. Use Table II to answer the questions. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent. What is the current value of a share of Simtek stock to an investor who requires a 16 percent return on his or her investment?$   If the dividend in year 1 is expected to be $4 and the growth rate over the following 3 years is expected to be only 5 percent and then 3 percent thereafter, what will the new stock price be?$

Michael’s, Inc. just paid $1.80 to their shareholders as the annual dividend. Simultaneously, the company announced that future dividends would be increasing by 5.0 percent forever. If you require an 4 percent rate of return, how much are you willing to pay to purchase one share of Michael’s stock?