Ms. Manners Catering (MMC) has paid a constant $1.50 per sharedividend to its common stockholders for the past 25 years. MMCexpects to continue this policy for the next two years, and then beginto increase the dividend at a constant rate equal to 2 percent peryear into perpetuity. Investors require a 12 percent rate of return topurchase MMC's common stock. What is the market value of MMC'scommon stock?O$14.73O$15.00$15.58$15.30

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