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? $

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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.

  1. 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?
    $  
  2. 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?
    $  

 

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