The Bell Weather Co. is a new firm in a rapidly growing industry. The company is planning on increasing its annual dividend by 16 percent a year for the next 4 years and then decreasing the growth rate to 4 percent per year. The company just paid its annual dividend in the amount of $2.30 per share. What is the current value of one share of this stock if the required rate of return is 7.80 percent?
A. $113.97
B. $97.79
C. $84.40
D. $116.27
E. $95.49