alleryStart learning →By the Gordon formula, dividends are paid only if cost of equity exceeds the firm's
Ageneral inflation rate
Binterest rate on debt
Cbook value per share
Ddividend growth rate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. dividend growth rate
If growth were equal or higher than ke the denominator of the formula would be zero or negative, so the model needs ke above g.
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