Question

You are planning to save for retirement over the next 25 years. To do this, you will invest $3,000 a quarter in a stock account and $1,000 a quarter in a bond account. These investments will be made at the beginning of each quarter. The return of the stock account is expected to be 8%, and the bond account will pay 4%. When you retire, you will combine your money into an account with a 6% return. How much can you withdraw each month (starting one month from the retirement date) from your account assuming a 20-year withdrawal period?

ABC Corp. is going to pay an annual dividend of $4.23 a share on its common stock next year. This year, the company paid a dividend of $4.50 a share. The company adheres to a constant rate of growth dividend policy. What will one share of this common stock be worth seven years from now if the applicable discount rate is 12 percent?

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