Summit Systems has an equity cost of capital of 11.0 %, will pay a dividend of $1.50 in one year, and its dividends had been expected to grow by 6.0 % per year. You read in the paper that Summit Systems has revised its growth prospects and now expects its dividends to grow at a rate of 3.0 % per year forever. A. What is the new value of a share of Summit Systems stock based on this information?
B. If you tried to sell your Summit Systems stock after reading this news, what price would you be likely to get? Why?

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."