I need to know the formulas on how to solve the 3 parts below.  I have the answers but I do not know how to solve these problems.     ​(Common stock​ valuation)  Dubai​ Metro's stock price was at ​$100 per share when it announced that it will cut its dividend for next year from ​$10 per share to ​$6 per​ share, with additional funds used for expansion. Prior to the dividend​ cut, Dubai Metro expected its dividends to grow at a 4 percent​ rate, but with the​ expansion, dividends are now expected to grow at 7 percent. How do you think the announcement will affect Dubai​ Metro's stock​ price?       Question content area bottom Part 1 a.  What is the​ investor's required rate of return for Dubai​ Metro's stock?   14.0014.00​% ​(Round to two decimal​ places.) Part 2 b.  What would be the price of Dubai​ Metro's stock if they cut the dividend to ​$6​?   ​$85.7185.71   ​(Round to the nearest​ cent.) Part 3 c.  How do you think Dubai​ Metro's stock price will react to the​ announcement? ​ (Select from the​ drop-down menu.)   If Dubai Metro were to cut the​ dividend, the price of the common stock will decrease.

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I need to know the formulas on how to solve the 3 parts below.  I have the answers but I do not know how to solve these problems.  
 
​(Common stock​ valuation)  Dubai​ Metro's stock price was at
​$100
per share when it announced that it will cut its dividend for next year from
​$10
per share to
​$6
per​ share, with additional funds used for expansion. Prior to the dividend​ cut, Dubai Metro expected its dividends to grow at a
4
percent​ rate, but with the​ expansion, dividends are now expected to grow at
7
percent. How do you think the announcement will affect Dubai​ Metro's stock​ price?
 
 
 

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Part 1
a.  What is the​ investor's required rate of return for Dubai​ Metro's stock?
 
14.0014.00​%
​(Round to two decimal​ places.)
Part 2
b.  What would be the price of Dubai​ Metro's stock if they cut the dividend to
​$6​?
 
​$85.7185.71  
​(Round to the nearest​ cent.)
Part 3
c.  How do you think Dubai​ Metro's stock price will react to the​ announcement? ​ (Select from the​ drop-down menu.)
 
If Dubai Metro were to cut the​ dividend, the price of the common stock will
decrease.
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