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Calculating bond's value, stock's value, preferred stock r.

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A1. (Bond valuation) A 1,000 face value bond has remaining maturity of 10 years and a required return of 9%. The bond's coupon rate is 7.4%. What is the fair value of this bond?

A10. (Dividend discount model) Assume RHM is expected to pay a total cash dividend of $5.60 next year and its dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 6% per year forever. Assuming annual dividends payments, what is the current market value of a share of RHM stock if the required return on RHM common stock is 10%.

A12. (Required return for a preferred stock) James River $3.38 preferred is selling for $45.25. The preferred dividend is nongrowing. What is the required return on James River preferred stock?

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This solution shows a step-by-step calculation of the bond's value, common stock's value, and required return for a preferred stock. It provides students with a clear perspective of the differences between bond, common stock, and preferred stock.

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A1. To find the value of the bond

The equation used to solve this question is the bond's value equation.

Bond's value, VB = INT / (1 + rd)^1 + INT / (1 + rd)^2 + . . . + INT / (1 + rd)^N + M / (1 + rd)^N

We could simply discount each cash flow back to the present and sum these PVs to find the bond's value. However, this procedure is not very efficient, especially ...

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