a) Pure Ltd. just paid a dividend of $5.00 per share, and this dividend is expected to grow 7 percent a year for the next 2 years and then at 4 percent a year thereafter. What is the expected dividend per share for each of the next 3 years? (5 marks)

b) Wonder Ltd just paid a dividend of $12.00 per share. The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 9 percent a year. If the required return is 15% what is the company’s stock price today? (5 marks)

c) Swirl Plc’s current stock price is $30. It is expected that dividends will grow at a constant rate of 4% and will be $1.50 one year from today. Calculate the required return on the company’s stock. (5 marks)

d) Baylis Ltd wishes to estimate the value of its outstanding preferred stock. The preferred issue has a $100 par value and pays an annual dividend of 13% per share. Similar risk preferred stocks are currently earning a 5% annual rate of return. What is the market price of the outstanding preferred stock?