Problem:
Suppose the current price of gold is $656 an ounce. Hotshot Consultants advises you that gold prices will increase at an average rate of 13% for the next two years. After that the growth rate will fall to a long-run trend of 2% per year. Assume that gold prices have a beta of 0 and that the risk-free rate is 5.75%.
Required:
Question 1: What is the price of 1.6 million ounces of gold produced in nine years? Explain comprehensively and show all workings.