The sales revenue of Business Strategy Limited for 2019 is $100 million. The CEO told the sales director in December of 2019 that the board had set a target of $145 million in sales revenue for 2022 and expected that there should be stable annual growth of sales over the 3 years. The board expects the growth rate will be maintained continuously in future years. The market has the same expectation of the board. Business Strategy Limited is expected to pay dividend of $20 per common stock at the end of the year 2020. The market price of the common stock at the beginning of 2020 is $1,000.What is the required rate of return on Business Strategy Limited’s common stock?

The sales revenue of Business Strategy Limited for 2019 is $100 million. The CEO told the sales director in December of 2019 that the board had set a target of $145 million in sales revenue for 2022 and expected that there should be stable annual growth of sales over the 3 years. The board expects the growth rate will be maintained continuously in future years. The market has the same expectation of the board. Business Strategy Limited is expected to pay dividend of $20 per common stock at the end of the year 2020. The market price of the common stock at the beginning of 2020 is $1,000.What is the required rate of return on Business Strategy Limited’s common stock?

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