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5-a) You buy a share of The Ludwig Corporation stock for $20.70. You expect it to pay dividends of $1.10, $1.1770, and $1.2594 in Years 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and you expect to sell it at a price of $25.36 at the end of 3 years. Calculate the growth rate in dividends. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Calculate the expected dividend yield. Round your answer to two decimal places. % Assuming that the calculated growth rate is expected to continue, you can add the dividend yield to the expected growth rate to obtain the expected total rate of return. What is this stock's expected total rate of return (assume market is in equilibrium with the required rate of return equal to the expected return)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. %

5-b) Renfro Rentals has issued bonds that have a 10% coupon rate, payable semiannually. The bonds mature in 17 years, have a face value of $1,000, and a yield to maturity of 9.5%. What is the price of the bonds? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

5-c) You just purchased a bond that matures in 12 years. The bond has a face value of $1,000 and a 7% annual coupon. The bond has a current yield of 5.74%. What is the bond's yield to maturity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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