Two and three years are given by s1 = 5%, s2 = 7%, and s3 = 8%. What can you infer about the yield-to-maturity of a three-year pure discount bond issued by the government?
(a) 6.659%
(b) 6.667%
(c) 8%
(d) Given the information, one cannot infer anything about the yield-to-maturity.
Question 45 - 50: Consider a stock whose dividend at the end of this year (2016) is $1.40. Its dividends are set to grow by 2% for the next year (2017), before dividend growth drops to 1% (2018 and later). The required rate of return is given by 5%. What is the price for the stock based on a discounted cash flow model?
(a) $35.01
(b) $35.33
(c) $35.56
(d) $36.36