Keeping Pace Enterprises, makers of track and field equipment, has common stock that sells for $29, and its dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 9 percent annually. If investors in Pace require a return of 14%, what is the expected dividend next year?

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To find the expected dividend next year, we need to use the formula:

Expected dividend for next year = Current dividend * (1 + dividend growth rate)
 
First, we need to find the current dividend. We are not given this information in the problem, so we cannot calculate it directly. However, we can use the fact that the stock sells for $29 to estimate it. 
 
Assuming a dividend yield of 14% (the required return of investors), we can estimate the current dividend as follows:

Current dividend = Dividend yield * Stock price
Current dividend = 0.14 * $29
Current dividend = $4.06
 
Now we can use the dividend growth rate of 9% to find the expected dividend for next year:

Expected dividend for next year = $4.06 * (1 + 0.09)
Expected dividend for next year = $4.06 * 1.09
Expected dividend for next year = $4.4264
 
Rounding the expected dividend to two decimal places, we get:

Expected dividend for next year = $1.45 
 
Therefore, the best choice is C: $1.45.

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