Hirshfeld corporation's stock has a required rate of return of 10.25%, and it sells for $57.50 per share. the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.00% per year. what is the expected year-end dividend, d1?

expected year-end dividend is 2.44

Explanation:

given data

rate of return =  10.25% = 0.1025

sells price = $57.50 per share

constant rate =  6.00% per year = 0.06

to find out

What is the expected year-end dividend, D1

solution

we will apply here sells price formula that is express as

sells price = Dividend in 1 year ÷ ( cost of equity - growth rate )      ................1

put here value we get

57.5 =

solve it we get

D1 = 2.44

so expected year-end dividend is 2.44

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