alleryStart learning →Which assumption of the Gordon model is often criticised as unrealistic?
APerpetual steady growth
BNegative dividends
CZero required return
DAnnual share buybacks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Perpetual steady growth
Few firms can keep growing at one steady rate forever, and that rate must stay below the cost of capital.
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