Do is currently $2.60, Ke is 8 percent, and g is 4 percent. Under Plan A, Do would be immediately increased to $3.00 and K, and g will remain unchanged. Under Plan B, Og will remain at $2.60 but g will go up to 5 percent and Ke will remain unchanged. a. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan A. Note D will be equal to Do (1 g) or $3.00 (1.04). Ke will equal 8 percent, and g will equal 4 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price for Plan A

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Omni Telecom is trying to decide whether to increase its cash dividend immediately or use the funds to increase its future growth rate.
D1
Pa
Ke - 9
Po - Price of the stock today
D1 = Dividend at the end of the first year
D1 - Da x (1 + 9)
Dg = Dividend today
Ke = Required rate of return
g= Constant growth rate in dividends
De is currently $2.60, Ke is 8 percent, and g is 4 percent.
Under Plan A, De would be immediately incresed to $3.00 and K, and gwill remain unchanged.
Under Plan B, Og will remain at $2.60 but g will go up to 5 percent and Ke will remain unchanged.
a. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan A. Note D, will be equal to Do x (1+ g) or $3.00 (1.04). Ke will equal 8 percent, and
g will equal 4 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Stock price for Plan A
Transcribed Image Text:Omni Telecom is trying to decide whether to increase its cash dividend immediately or use the funds to increase its future growth rate. D1 Pa Ke - 9 Po - Price of the stock today D1 = Dividend at the end of the first year D1 - Da x (1 + 9) Dg = Dividend today Ke = Required rate of return g= Constant growth rate in dividends De is currently $2.60, Ke is 8 percent, and g is 4 percent. Under Plan A, De would be immediately incresed to $3.00 and K, and gwill remain unchanged. Under Plan B, Og will remain at $2.60 but g will go up to 5 percent and Ke will remain unchanged. a. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan A. Note D, will be equal to Do x (1+ g) or $3.00 (1.04). Ke will equal 8 percent, and g will equal 4 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price for Plan A
b. Compute Pa (price of the stock today) under Plan B. Note Dg will be equal to De x (1 + g) or $2.60 (1.05). Ke will be equal to 8
percent, and g will be equal to 5 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Stock price for Plan B
c. Which plan will produce the higher value?
O Plan A
O Plan B
Transcribed Image Text:b. Compute Pa (price of the stock today) under Plan B. Note Dg will be equal to De x (1 + g) or $2.60 (1.05). Ke will be equal to 8 percent, and g will be equal to 5 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price for Plan B c. Which plan will produce the higher value? O Plan A O Plan B
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