Vandelay industries, a latex company, just paid $3.42 per share in annual dividends (ie. do = $3.42), and has historically grown that amount by 5% a year. what is the current value of the stock to an investor who requires an 11% return under each of the following scenarios

a) dividends continue to grow at the historical rate (i. e.5%)
b) the dividend growth rate is expected to permanently increase to 7%
c) the dividend growth rate is expected to permanently decrease to 3%

Which (if any) of the following scenarios is the result of a natural monopoly? instructions: you may select more than one answer. a. patent holders of genetically modified seeds are permitted to sue farmers who save seeds from one planting season to the next. b. doctors in the united states are prohibited from practicing without a medical license. c. there is one train operator with service from baltimore to philadelphia. d. coal is used as the primary energy in a country with abundant coal deposits.