Michelle is considering buying an asset today that will make a payment every quarter forever.  The first payment of $2.58 will be made tomorrow, and subsequent payments grow at a constant rate.  Given the required return of 7.25%, the most Michelle is willing to pay for this asset is $48.12.  What must be the growth rate of payments?

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Michelle is considering buying an asset today that will make a payment every quarter forever.  The first payment of $2.58 will be made tomorrow, and subsequent payments grow at a constant rate.  Given the required return of 7.25%, the most Michelle is willing to pay for this asset is $48.12.  What must be the growth rate of payments?

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Growth rate of the payments states the compounded annual rate of the growth of business alone with the lines of dividends, earnings as well as revenue. And it is determined by deducting the dividend yield from the requires rate. 

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