Just yesterday, you expected that XYZ Inc. will generate a nice 8% annual return (measured as the total return on shares traded on the stock exchange) to its shareholders forever. However, today you woke up to the news that XYZ made an important cost-reducing discovery that gives it a competitive advantage over its competitors and doubles its annual profits and dividends for the next 5 years. Unfortunately, after five years, XYZ's competitors will catch up, and XYZ's profit will return to its normal level (the one it would have had without this discovery). Nothing else has changed. What can you say about the expected annual return R that XYZ will generate to its shareholders 3 years from now (i.e., between year 3 and 4). A) R>16% B) R=16% C) R=14.4% D) R=9.6% E) 8%
Just yesterday, you expected that XYZ Inc. will generate a nice 8% annual return (measured as the total return on shares traded on the stock exchange) to its shareholders forever. However, today you woke up to the news that XYZ made an important cost-reducing discovery that gives it a competitive advantage over its competitors and doubles its annual profits and dividends for the next 5 years. Unfortunately, after five years, XYZ's competitors will catch up, and XYZ's profit will return to its normal level (the one it would have had without this discovery). Nothing else has changed. What can you say about the expected annual return R that XYZ will generate to its shareholders 3 years from now (i.e., between year 3 and 4). A) R>16% B) R=16% C) R=14.4% D) R=9.6% E) 8%
Chapter7: Common Stock: Characteristics, Valuation, And Issuance
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![Just yesterday, you expected that XYZ Inc. will generate a nice 8% annual return (measured
as the total return on shares traded on the stock exchange) to its shareholders forever. However,
today you woke up to the news that XYZ made an important cost-reducing discovery that gives it
a competitive advantage over its competitors and doubles its annual profits and dividends for the
next 5 years. Unfortunately, after five years, XYZ's competitors will catch up, and XYZ's profit
will return to its normal level (the one it would have had without this discovery). Nothing else
has changed. What can you say about the expected annual return R that XYZ will generate to its
shareholders 3 years from now (i.e., between year 3 and 4).
A) R>16%
B) R=16%
C) R=14.4%
D) R=9.6%
E) 8%<R<16%
F) R=8%
G) R<8%](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd63a16c9-c4a6-4688-9649-184a055146fa%2Fa4296c68-8fb7-408d-aab2-106bc42bb673%2Fmvm6xbq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Just yesterday, you expected that XYZ Inc. will generate a nice 8% annual return (measured
as the total return on shares traded on the stock exchange) to its shareholders forever. However,
today you woke up to the news that XYZ made an important cost-reducing discovery that gives it
a competitive advantage over its competitors and doubles its annual profits and dividends for the
next 5 years. Unfortunately, after five years, XYZ's competitors will catch up, and XYZ's profit
will return to its normal level (the one it would have had without this discovery). Nothing else
has changed. What can you say about the expected annual return R that XYZ will generate to its
shareholders 3 years from now (i.e., between year 3 and 4).
A) R>16%
B) R=16%
C) R=14.4%
D) R=9.6%
E) 8%<R<16%
F) R=8%
G) R<8%
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