Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next 7 years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will then pay a dividend of $15.50 per share 8 years from today and will increase the dividend by 6 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 14 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the
stock over the next 7 years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel
growth. The company will then pay a dividend of $15.50 per share 8 years from
today and will increase the dividend by 6 percent per year thereafter.
If the required return on this stock is 14 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not
round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g.,
32.16.)
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Current share price
$
6.42
Transcribed Image Text:Metallica Bearings, Inc., is a young start-up company. No dividends will be paid on the stock over the next 7 years because the firm needs to plow back its earnings to fuel growth. The company will then pay a dividend of $15.50 per share 8 years from today and will increase the dividend by 6 percent per year thereafter. If the required return on this stock is 14 percent, what is the current share price? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Current share price $ 6.42
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