Locked-In Real Estate (LIRE) is preparing for their Initial Public Equity Offering (IPO). With its holdings consisting of rent controlled apartments, and no plans for expanding, LIRE plans to payout all of its earnings as dividends. These dividends amount to $7.50 per share, forever. If the expected rate of return is 12%, what is the stock price of LIRE

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Answer: $62.50

Explanation:

The stock price of Locked-In Real Estate (LIRE) will be calculated thus:

Stock price = D /ke - g

where,

D = Dividend paid per share = $7.50

Ke = expected rate of return on equity = 12% = 0.12

g is growth rate of dividend = 0

Stock price = $7.50/0.12

Stock price = $62.5

Therefore, the stock price is $62.50