A company earned $2.00 per share in 1995 and paid cash dividends of $1.00. In 2005, it earned $5.20 and paid a dividend of $2.16. What is the annual growth rate in earnings and dividends? If the Consumer Price Index was 100 in 1995 and 163 in 2005, has the investor's purchasing power fallen??

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These are all examples of the future value of $1.?  Dividends: $1.00(1 + X)10 = $2.16; FVIF = 2.16        X = 8%?(PV = -1; N = 10; PMT = 0; FV = 2.16; I = ?; I = 8.01.)?  Earnings: $2.00(1 + X)10 = $5.2; FVIF = 2.60        X = 10%?(PV = -2; N = 10; PMT = 0; FV = 5.2; I = ?; I = 10.03.)?  CPI:    100(1 + X)10 = 163; FVIF = 1.63        X = 5%?(PV = -100; N = 10; PMT = 0; FV = 163; I = ?; I = 5.01.)?The dividends and earnings have both grown more rapidly than the Consumer Price Index. The investor's purchasing power has improved.

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