Consider two stocks. For each, the expected dividend next year is $100 and the expected growth rate

Question:

Consider two stocks. For each, the expected next year is $100 and the expected growth rate of dividends is 3 percent. The risk premium is 3 percent for one stock and 8 percent for the other. The economy’s safe interest rate is 5 percent.
a. What does the difference in risk premiums tell us about the dividends from each stock?
b. Use the Gordon growth model to compute the price of each stock. Why is one price higher than the other?
c. Suppose the expected growth rate of dividends rises to 5 percent for both stocks. Compute the new price of each. Which stock’s price changes by a larger percentage? Explain your answer.
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...