Preferred Stock. Preferred Products has issued preferred stock with an
$8 annual dividend that will be paid in perpetuity.

a. If the discount rate is 12 percent, at what price should the preferred sell?
b. At what price should the stock sell 1 year from now?
c. What is the dividend yield, the capital gains yield, and the
expected rate of return of the stock?

Stock Values. Integrated Potato Chips paid a $1 per share dividend
yesterday. You expect the dividend to grow steadily at a rate of 4
percent per year.
a. What is the expected dividend in each of the next 3 years?
b. If the discount rate for the stock is 12 percent, at what price
will the stock sell?
c. What is the expected stock price 3 years from now?
d. If you buy the stock and plan to hold it for 3 years, what payments
will you receive? What is the present value of those payments? Compare
your answer to (b).

Constant-Growth Model. Here are data on two stocks, both of which have
discount rates of 15 percent
                          Stock A                     Stock B
Return on equity            15%                          10%
Earnings per share         $2.00                        $1.50
Dividends per share        $1.00                        $1.00

a. What are the dividend payout ratios for each firm?
b. What are the expected dividend growth rates for each firm?
c. What is the proper stock price for each firm?

Calculating WACC. Reactive Industries has the following capital
structure. Its corporate tax rate is 35 percent. What is its WACC?
       Security             Market Value       Required Rate of Return
         Debt               $20million                6%
         Preferred stock    $10million                8%
         Common stock       $50million                12%