Cascade Mining Company expects its earnings and dividends to increase by 7 percent per year over the

Question:

Cascade Mining Company expects its earnings and dividends to increase by 7 percent per year over the next six years and then to remain relatively constant thereafter. The firm currently (that is, as of year 0) pays a dividend of $5 per share. Determine the value of a share of Cascade stock to an investor with a 12 percent required rate of return.

Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...