Asked by Kurt
                I have no idea where to begin with this one !
Nonconstant Dividends
Hetfield and Ulrich, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of $12 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $7 per share for each of the next 5 years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a 14 percent return on the company's stock, you will pay $______ per share today?
            
        Nonconstant Dividends
Hetfield and Ulrich, Inc., has an odd dividend policy. The company has just paid a dividend of $12 per share and has announced that it will increase the dividend by $7 per share for each of the next 5 years, and then never pay another dividend. If you require a 14 percent return on the company's stock, you will pay $______ per share today?
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                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    19 + 26 + 33 + 40 + 47 = 165
165/5 = 33 average yearly dividend
0.14x = 33
x = 235.71
    
165/5 = 33 average yearly dividend
0.14x = 33
x = 235.71
                    Answered by
            Kurt
            
    Ms. Sue, I put in the answer and it says it is wrong. I looked over your work and it looks right... im wondering if maybe multiply instead of divide or something, im trying different ways to alter the answer. thanks for the help. 
    
                    Answered by
            Kurt
            
    i figured it out... you have to ^1, ^2, ^3^4^5 for each of the years o the rate of return for each one! thanks
    
                    Answered by
            MathMate
            
    Let's try's Ms Sue's suggestion:
If the dividends accumulate without interest, we have after 5 years,
sum of dividends
= 19 + 26 + 33 + 40 + 47
= 165
This amount should equal the purchase price, P, paid and compounded over 5 years. Thus:
P*1.14*5 = 165
P=$85.70
If the dividends also accumulate at 14% (unlikely?), then
future value of dividends
=19*1.14^4+26*1.14^3+33*1.14^2+40*1.14^1+47*1.14^0
=206.097187
P*1.14*5 = 206.097187
P=$107.04
    
If the dividends accumulate without interest, we have after 5 years,
sum of dividends
= 19 + 26 + 33 + 40 + 47
= 165
This amount should equal the purchase price, P, paid and compounded over 5 years. Thus:
P*1.14*5 = 165
P=$85.70
If the dividends also accumulate at 14% (unlikely?), then
future value of dividends
=19*1.14^4+26*1.14^3+33*1.14^2+40*1.14^1+47*1.14^0
=206.097187
P*1.14*5 = 206.097187
P=$107.04
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