Question: . V Energy Tech Ltd. has just had a very profitable year as rising energy costs have driven a rapid increase in sales of its

. V Energy Tech Ltd. has just had a very profitable year as rising energy costs have driven a rapid increase in sales of its solar power cells. The firm also developed a new process which has lowered its manufacturing costs significantly. V Energy Tech believes that this new process will give it a major advantage over its competitors, which it estimates will last for three years. It expects to enjoy high profits during this period, estimating profit growth over the next three years to be 18%, 16% and 13% respectively, before returning to constant industry growth pattern of 6% per year in year 4. V Energy Tech Ltd. has just paid a dividend of $2.50 per share and expects that the dividend will grow at the same rate as its profits. The firms cost of capital is 9%.

i. What is the firms share price today (P0)?

ii. What is the expected share price next year (P1)?

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