1. Thirsty Cactus Corp. just paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at 40 percent for the next 10 years and then level off to a 7 percent growth rate indefinitely. Required : If the required return is 12 percent, what is the price of the stock today?
a. $393.10
b. $7.49
c. $377.68
d. $318.88
e. $385.39
2. You want to have $4.5 million in real dollars in an account when you retire in 30 years. The nominal return on your investment is 9 percent and the inflation rate is 4.5 percent. What real amount must you deposit each year to achieve your goal? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
a. $76,217.17
b. $33,013.58
c. $80,028.03
d. $79,265.86
e. $72,406.31