Aqua Adventures currently generates net income of $500,000 every year, all of which is paid out in

Question:

Aqua Adventures currently generates net income of $500,000 every year, all of which is paid out in dividends, and expects no future growth. Aqua has 200,000 shares outstanding, and investors require an 8% return on the company's shares. Assume that new management is hired to grow the company. One plan for the company is to invest its earnings of $500,000 per year for 1 year in a new project. If Aqua goes with the new project it will not be able to pay a for the next year. However, the new project will increase net income to $570,000 in the second year and onwards, all which will be paid out as dividends.
a. Calculate the share price if the company maintains its current no growth policy. Calculate the share price if the company goes with the new project. Briefly explain why the share price has gone higher or lower.
b. What must the minimum increase in net income be so that investors are equally well off between its current no-growth policy and its proposed new project? 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...