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Martin Office Supplies paid a $8 dividend last year. The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 8 percent over the next fou years. The required rate of return is 14 percent (this will also serve as the discount rate in this problem). a. Compute the anticipated value of the dividends for the next four years. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) Anticipated Value D1 D2 D3 D4 b. Calculate the present value of each of the anticipated dividends at a discount rate of 14 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to 2 decimal places.) PV of Dividends D1 D2 D3 14 Total $ 0.00 c. Compute the price of the stock at the end of the fourth year (PA). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price at Year 4 d. Calculate the present value of the year 4 stock price at a discount rate of 14 percent. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Present value of Year 4 stock price e. Compute the current value of the stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Current value f. Use the formula given below to show that it will provide approximately the same answer as part e. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) PO = D1 Ke - 9 Current value g. If current EPS were equal to $8.00 and the P/E ratio is 51% higher than the industry average of 12, what would the stock price be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price h. By what dollar amount is the stock price in part g different from the stock price in part ? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Amount

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