Bittles, Inc. just paid an annual dividend of $2.50 a share. The dividend will increase by 40 percent for the next two years and then increase by 4 percent annually thereafter. What is the present value of this stock at a discount rate of 6 percent?
1. $268.30
2. $234.43
3. $263.20
4. $13.50
5. $254.80