Lamonica Motors just reported earnings per share of $2.00. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 40, so the stocks current price is $80 per share. Analysts expect that one year from now the company will have an EPS of $2.40, and it will pay its first dividend of $1.00 per share. The stock has a required return of 10 percent.

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(please correct answer this question) Lamonica Motors just reported earnings per share of $2.00. The stock has a price earnings ratio of 40, so the stocks current price is $80 per share. Analysts expect that one year from now the company will have an EPS of $2.40, and it will pay its first dividend of $1.00 per share. The stock has a required return of 10 percent. What price earnings ratio must the stock have one year from now so that investors realize their expected return?
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