Omni Telecom is trying to decide whether to increase its cash dividend immediately or use the funds to increase its future growth rate. Po- D1 Ke- g Po = Price of the stock today D₁ Dividend at the end of the first year D₁ Dox (1 + g) Do Dividend today x= Required rate of return g=Constant growth rate in dividends Do is currently $2.80, K is 12 percent, and g is 6 percent. Under Plan A, Do would be immediately increased to $3.20 and x₂ and g will remain unchanged. Under Plan B, Do will remain at $2.80 but g will go up to 7 percent and x₂ will remain unchanged. a. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan A. Note D₁ will be equal to Do x (1 + g) or $3.20 (1.06). x will equal 12 percent, and g will equal 6 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Omni Telecom is trying to decide whether to increase its cash dividend immediately or use the funds to increase its future growth rate.
Po
S
D1
Ke - g
Po = Price of the stock today
D₁ = Dividend at the end of the first year
D1
D1 - Do * (1 + g)
Do = Dividend today
* = Required rate of return
g=Constant growth rate in dividends
Do is currently $2.80, K₂ is 12 percent, and g is 6 percent.
Under Plan A, D would be immediately increased to $3.20 and ₂ and g will remain unchanged.
Under Plan B, Do will remain at $2.80 but g will go up to 7 percent and I will remain unchanged.
a. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan A. Note D₁ will be equal to Do × (1 + g) or $3.20 (1.06). x will equal 12 percent,
and g will equal 6 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Stock price for Plan A
b. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan B. Note D₁ will be equal to Do x (1 + g) or $2.80 (1.07). K will be equal to 12
percent, and g will be equal to 7 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.)
Stock price for Plan B
c. Which plan will produce the higher value?
O Plan A
O Plan B
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Transcribed Image Text:Omni Telecom is trying to decide whether to increase its cash dividend immediately or use the funds to increase its future growth rate. Po S D1 Ke - g Po = Price of the stock today D₁ = Dividend at the end of the first year D1 D1 - Do * (1 + g) Do = Dividend today * = Required rate of return g=Constant growth rate in dividends Do is currently $2.80, K₂ is 12 percent, and g is 6 percent. Under Plan A, D would be immediately increased to $3.20 and ₂ and g will remain unchanged. Under Plan B, Do will remain at $2.80 but g will go up to 7 percent and I will remain unchanged. a. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan A. Note D₁ will be equal to Do × (1 + g) or $3.20 (1.06). x will equal 12 percent, and g will equal 6 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price for Plan A b. Compute Po (price of the stock today) under Plan B. Note D₁ will be equal to Do x (1 + g) or $2.80 (1.07). K will be equal to 12 percent, and g will be equal to 7 percent. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 2 decimal places.) Stock price for Plan B c. Which plan will produce the higher value? O Plan A O Plan B < Prev AAAAAAA 7 of 10 Next > ************
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