Suppose a company is experiencing the high-growth phase of the next four years, in which the company is not going to pay out any dividends, instead, it invests into new projects that offer return on investment of 20%. After four years, the company is expected to enter a constant growth phase in which the company grows at a lower rate in the future, based on the company's recenta nnual report, the expected return on investment of this company is 12% and the planned dividend payout ratio is 50% in the constant growth phase. Suppose the companyâs expected earnings are $2 per share in the next year, the discount rate for this stock is 15% based on its risk assessment, what should be the current stock price?

Suppose that fixed costs for a firm in the automobile industry (start-up costs of factories, capital equipment, and so on) are $5 billion and that variable costs are equal to $17,000 per finished automobile. because more firms increase competition in the market, the market price falls as more firms enter an automobile market, or specifically, , where n represents the number of firms in a market. assume that the initial size of the u. s. and the european automobile markets are 300 million and 533 million people, respectively. a. calculate the equilibrium number of firms in the u. s. and european automobile markets without trade. b. what is the equilibrium price of automobiles in the united states and europe if the automobile industry is closed to foreign trade? c. now suppose that the united states decides on free trade in automobiles with europe. the trade agreement with the europeans adds 533 million consumers to the automobile market, in addition to the 300 million in the united states. how many automobile firms will there be in the united states and europe combined? what will be the new equilibrium price of automobiles? d. why are prices in the united states different in (c) and (b)? are consumers better off with free trade? in what ways?