Currently, the dividend-payout ratio (D/E) for the aggregate market is 55 percent, the required return (k) is

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Currently, the dividend-payout ratio (D/E) for the aggregate market is 55 percent, the required return (k) is 9 percent, and the expected growth rate for dividends {g) is 4 percent. 

a. Compute the current earnings multiplier. 

b. You expect the DIE payout ratio to decline to 40 percent, but you assume there will be no other changes. What will be the P/E?

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