The HighWay Man Construction Company has common and preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock pays...

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The HighWay Man Construction Company has common and preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock pays an annual dividend of $7.50 per share, and the required rate of return for similar preferred stocks is 11%. The common stock paid a dividend of $3.00 per share last year, but the company expected that earnings and dividends will grow by 25% for the next two years before dropping to a constant 9% growth rate afterward. The required rate of return on similar common stocks is 13%.

  1. What is the per-share value of the company's preferred shares?
  2. What is the per-share value of the company's common stock?
  3. Calculate the expected market price of the share in one year.
  4. Calculate the dividend yield and capital gains yield expected for the first year.

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